| Dec |
Latvia |
The party Latvia's First
Party/Latvian Way (LPP/LC) was dissolved. Source: Diena.lv |
| |
Moldova |
The
former candidate for mayor of Chisinau, Igor Dodon and two fellow MPs
left the faction of the Communists' Party of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM)
and set up a faction called Socialist Group. He also was elected
chairman of the Socialists' Party of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM). Source:
ADEPT |
| Nov |
Iceland |
The
Independence Party (SSF) joined the transnational Alliance of
European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR). Source: AECR |
| Oct |
Hungary |
Former
PM Ferenc Gyurcsány and nine other MPs left the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and
announced the formation of a new political party based on the Democratic Coalition
(DK), a liberal current within
the MSZP. Source: Politics.hu |
| |
Ukraine |
Strong Ukraine
(SU) decided to merge into the
Party of Regions (PR). Source:
Kyiv Post |
| |
Lithuania |
The
National Revival Party (TPP) joined the Liberal and Centre Union (LiCS). Source:
Balsas.lt |
| |
Belgium |
The
Francophone Democratic Federalists (FDF), a regionalist party that
aims to defend the rights of French-speaking people in Greater Brussels,
split from the Reform Movement (MR). The party opposes the agreement concerning the
disbandment of the
Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde electoral district. 3 MPs in the Chamber and 11
MPs in the Brussels Regional Parliament belong to the FDF. Source:
Grenzecho.net |
| Aug |
Latvia |
The
parties of the electoral bloc Unity (V) - Civic Union (PS), New Era (JL)
and Society for Other Politics (SCP) - transformed the bloc into a single
party. Source: Diena.lv |
| Jul |
Latvia |
All For Latvia (VL) and For Fatherland and Freedom (TB/LNNK)
announced a merger. The new entity will keep the current
name of the electoral bloc. Former President
Valdis Zatlers announced the formation of a center-right party called Zatlers' Reform Party
(ZRP). The People's
Party (TP) was dissolved. Source: Baltic Times |
| |
Lithuania |
The
New Union - Social Liberals (NS) decided to join the Labour Party (DP).
A minority faction switched to the Liberal and Centre Union (LiCS). Source:
Delfi.lt |
| May |
S. Tyrol / I
|
The
Union for South Tyrol (UfS) was renamed into Citizens' Union (BU). Source: Südtirol Online |
| |
European Union |
The European Free Alliance (EFA) welcomed Autonomy
Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE, Aosta Valley/Italy) and ProDG (DG/Belgium) as full members and the
Schleswig Party (SP, Northern Schleswig/Denmark) as an observer. Source: EFA |
| Apr |
Aland / SF |
The
liberal conservative party Freeminded Cooperation (FS) was renamend into
Moderates of Aland (M). Source: Moderaterna.ax |
| Mar |
Moldova |
Merger
announcements: The social liberal Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) decided
to merge into the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM)
and the extraparliamentary European Action Movement (MAE), a small
party of liberal orientation, declared to merge into the Liberal Party
(PL). Source: ADEPT Moldova |
| Feb |
Belgium |
The
Flemish party List Dedecker (LDD) was renamed into Libertarian,
Direct, Democratic / Libertair, Direct, Democratisch (LDD). Source:
DeMorgen |
| |
European Union |
The
Political Assembly of the European People’s Party (EPP) accepted the
Czech party Tradition Responsibility Prosperity (TOP09) as a full
member and the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM) as an
observer member. Source: EPP |
| |
Italy |
The
parliamentary group Future and Freedom for Italy (FLI), formed by
followers of Gianfranco Fini in July 2010, was reorganised into
a party. Source: La Repubblica |
| Jan |
Latvia |
The
regionalist Daugavpils City Party (DPP), member of the alliance
Harmony Center (SC), merged into the Social Democratic Party 'Harmony'
(SDPS). Source: Delfi |
| |
Greece |
The
former Foreign Minister Dora
Bakoyannis (ND) set up a liberal party called Democratic Alliance /
Dimokratiki Symmachia (DISY). 5 MPs joined the new party. Source:
Athens News Agency |
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