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Group/Europarty 2009/13 Seats 2004/07 Seats
European People's Party (EPP)
 
Christian democracy
Conservatism
  
2009
 
 
36,2% 271 37,1% 291
European People's Party (EPP)
 
 
Christian democracy
Conservatism
 
1976
CDI
IDU
- 269 - 244
European Democrats (ED)
(dissolved in 2009)
 
Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Euroscepticism
1994
 
 
- - - 40
  Stand-alone - - - 2 - 3
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)
(2004/07: PES Group) 
Social democracy
  
 
2009
 
 
25,4% 190 27,6% 217
Party of European Socialists (PES)
 
 
Social democracy
  
 
1992
PA
SI 
- 166 - 212
  Stand-alone - - - 24 - 5
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
 
Liberalism
Centrism
 
2004
 
 
11,2% 84 12,6% 99
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR)
 
 
Liberalism
  
  
2004
LI
 
- 74 - 73
European Democratic Party (EDP)
  
 
Centrism
 
 
2004
AD
 
- 10 - 25
  Stand-alone - - - - - 1
The Greens – European Free Alliance (GREENS-EFA)
 
Green politics
Regionalism
Minority interests
1999
 
 
7,5% 55 5,5% 43
European Green Party (EGP)
  
 
Green politics
 
 
2004
GG
 
- 46 - 35
European Free Alliance (EFA)
  
 
Regionalism
Minority interests
 
2004
 
 
- 6 - 4
  Stand-alone - - - 3 - 4
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
 
 
Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Euroscepticism
2009
 
 
7,4% 55 - -
Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR)
  
 
Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Euroscepticism
2009
 
 
- 54

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European Christian Political Movement (ECPM)
  
 
Christian right
Social conservatism
 
2002
 
 
- 1

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European United Left – Nordic Green Left (GUE-NGL)
 
Socialism
Communism
  
1999
 
 
4,7% 35 5,2% 41
Party of the European Left (EL)
  
 
Socialism
Communism
  
2004
 
 
- 23 - 27
  Stand-alone - - - 12 - 14
Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD)
(2004: Independence/Democracy)  
Euroscepticism
National conservatism
 
2009
 
 
4,3% 32 3,2% 25
Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy (MELD)
   
 
Euroscepticism
National conservatism
 
2012
 
 
- 18 - -
EU Democrats (EUD)
  
 
Euroscepticism
 
 
2005
 
 
- - - 5
Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe (ADIE)
(dissolved in 2008)
 
Euroscepticism
National conservatism
 
2005
 
 
- - - 6
  Stand-alone - - - 14 - 14
Union for Europe of the Nations (UEN)
(dissolved in 2009) 
National conservatism
 
 
1999
 
 
- - 4,7% 37
Alliance for Europe of the Nations (AEN)
(dissolved in 2009)  
 
National conservatism
 
 
2002
 
 
- - - 30
  Stand-alone - - - - - 7
Non-Inscrits 3,5% 26 4,1% 32
Total - 748 - 785
Observer MEPs (since 12/2011) - 18 - -
Total - 766 - -
Group members [Details] [Details]
Turnout 42,9% 45,6%

 © 2013 Wolfram Nordsieck. Note: Dissident MPs remained out of consideration. Source: EP (http://www.elections2009-results.eu).

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