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European Democratic Alliance

The European Democratic Alliance (EDA) was a heterogeneous political group in the European Parliament between 1984 and 1995. It consisted mainly of deputies from the French Gaullist Rally for the Republic (RPR) and the Irish Fianna Fáil.[9] The grouping had a generally centre-right outlook, and strongly defended the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.[10]

European Democratic Alliance
European Parliament group
NameEuropean Democratic Alliance[1]
English abbr.EDA[1][2]
French abbr.RDE[3]
Formal nameGroup of the European Democratic Alliance[2][4][5]
Political positionBig tent
From24 July 1984[3]
To6 July 1995[3]
Preceded byEuropean Progressive Democrats
Succeeded byUnion for Europe
Chaired byJean-Claude Pasty[5]
Christian de La Malène[4]
MEP(s)29 (July 23, 1984)[6]
20 (July 25, 1989)[7]
26 (July 19, 1994)[8]

History

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Following the 1984 elections, the Group of European Progressive Democrats[4] renamed itself on 24 July 1984[3] to the Group of the European Democratic Alliance.[2][4] The European Democratic Alliance merged with the Forza Europa group (dominated by MEPs from Forza Italia) to become the "Group Union for Europe" on 6 July 1995.[5][11][12]

Nomenclature

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The name of the group in English is Group of the European Democratic Alliance[2][4][5] in long form, European Democratic Alliance[1] in short form, and the abbreviation is EDA.[1][2] The equivalents in French are Groupe du Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, Rassemblement des Démocrates Européens, and RDE.[3] Those French equivalents are sometimes rendered in English as Union of European Democrats and UED.[13]

Composition

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1984–1989

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Country Name Ideology MEPs[6][14] Notes
  France Rally for the Republic RPR Gaullism
Liberal conservatism
15 / 434
  Ireland Fianna Fáil FF Irish republicanism
Conservatism
8 / 434
  France National Centre of Independents and Peasants CNI Liberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
2 / 434
 Magdeleine Anglade,[15] Philippe Malaud[16]
French Christian Democracy DCF Christian democracy
1 / 434
 Alfred Coste-Floret[17]
Radical Party PR Liberalism
Conservative liberalism
1 / 434
 Jacqueline Thome-Patenotre[18]
Union for French Democracy UDF Liberalism
Christian democracy
1 / 434
  United Kingdom Scottish National Party SNP Scottish nationalism
Social democracy
1 / 434
 Winifred M. Ewing[19]
  Portugal Democratic Renewal Party (1986–1987) PRD Third Way
Populism
1 / 434
 José Medeiros Ferreira

1989–1994

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Country Name Ideology MEPs[7] Notes
  France Rally for the Republic RPR Gaullism
Liberal conservatism
12 / 518
  Ireland Fianna Fáil FF Irish republicanism
Conservatism
6 / 518
  France National Centre of Independents and Peasants CNI Liberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
1 / 518
 Yvon Briant[20]
  Greece Democratic Renewal DA Conservatism
Economic liberalism
1 / 518
 Dimitrios Nianias[21]

1994–1995

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Country Name Ideology MEPs Notes
  France Rally for the Republic RPR Gaullism
Liberal conservatism
14 / 567
  Ireland Fianna Fáil FF Irish republicanism
Conservatism
7 / 567
  Portugal CDS – People's Party CDS–PP Christian democracy
Conservatism
3 / 567
 was expelled from EPP after rejection of Maastricht treaty[22]
  Greece Political Spring PA National conservatism
Populism
2 / 567

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Democracy in the European Parliament" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "The development of Political Groups in the European Parliament". CVCE. 1997-10-13. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "UFE on Europe Politique". Europe-politique.eu. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "European Parliament profile of Christian de La Malène". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  5. ^ a b c d e "European Parliament profile of Jean-Claude Pasty". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  6. ^ a b c "1984 European Parliament election results at July 23, 1984". Europe-politique.eu. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  7. ^ a b c "1989 European Parliament election results at July 25, 1989". Europe-politique.eu. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  8. ^ a b "1994 European Parliament election results at July 19, 1994". Europe-politique.eu. 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  9. ^ Smith, Julie (1999), Europe's Elected Parliament, Sheffield Academic Press, p. 89
  10. ^ Colin Pilkington (1995). Britain in the European Union Today. Manchester University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7190-4562-2.
  11. ^ a b "Group names 1999". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  12. ^ Jansen, Thomas; Van Hecke, Steven (2011), At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party, Springer, p. 63
  13. ^ a b b961115.htm on the European Parliament website
  14. ^ Boissieu, Laurent de. "Élections européennes Portugal". Europe Politique (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  15. ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Magdeleine Anglade". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  16. ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Philippe Malaud". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  17. ^ a b "Alfred COSTE-FLORET". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  18. ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Jacqueline Thome-Patenotre". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  19. ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Winifred M. Ewing". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  20. ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Yvon Briant". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  21. ^ a b "European Parliament profile of Dimitrios Nianias". Europarl.europa.eu. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  22. ^ Johansson, Karl Magnus (2002), "European People's Party", European Political Parties between Cooperation and Integration, Nomos, p. 65
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