European People’s Party (EPP)
Chaired by: Manfred Weber
MEPs: 182/751
EU Stance: Pro-EU
European Parties: European People’s Party (EPP)
Progressive Alliance
of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)
Chaired by: Iratxe García Pérez
MEPs: 154/751
EU Stance: Pro-EU
European Parties: Party of European Socialists (PES)
Renew Europe (RE)
Chaired by: Dacian Cioloș
MEPs: 108/751
EU Stance: Pro-EU
European Parties: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE), European Democratic Party (EDP)
The Greens/European Free Alliance (G/EFA)
Chaired by: Ska Keller & Philippe Lamberts
MEPs: 74/751
EU Stance: Pro-EU, Regionalist
European Parties: European Green Party (EGP), European Free Alliance (EFA)
Identity and Democracy (ID)
Chaired by: Marco Zanni
MEPs: 73/751
EU Stance: Eurosceptic
European Parties: Identity and Democracy Party
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
Chaired by: Raffaele Fitto & Ryszard Legutko
MEPs: 62/751
EU Stance: Soft Eurosceptic
European Parties: Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE)
European United Left-Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL)
Chaired by: Manon Aubry & Martin Schirdewan
MEPs: 41/751
EU Stance: Soft Eurosceptic
European Parties: Party of the European Left (PEL), European Anti-Capitalist Left (EACL), Nordic Green Left Alliance (NGLA)
Non-Inscrits (NI)
MEPs who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups
MEPs: 57/751
European Parties: Alliance for Peace and Freedom (APF), Initiative of Communists Workers’ Party (INITIATIVE)
Policy Positions
Europe Elects creates a common understanding about elections and referenda. Part of this is that we consistently label national parties with their European group affiliation in order to give readers an orientation about their ideological orientation. This information sheet provides key information about all groups currently represented in the European Parliament.
