National Parliament Composition
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| Head of State (Monarch) | Charles III (*) |
| Head of Government (First Minister) | John Swinney (SNP-G/EFA) |
| Parties in Government | Scottish National Party (SNP-G/EFA) |
Parties
Scottish National Party (SNP)
Leader: John Swinney
Orientation: Progressive separatist, centre-left
EP Affiliation: Greens/EFA (EFA, NI-PACE)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1934-…
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Conservative and Unionist Party (CON)
Leader: Rishi Sunak
Orientation: Conservative
EP Affiliation: ~ ECR (EC/DA)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1834-…
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Labour Party (LAB)
Leader: Keir Starmer
Orientation: Centre-left (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: S&D (PES, PA, SI, SOC)
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1900-… (Scarrow, 2014, p. 54)
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Scottish Greens (SGP)
Leaders: Patrick Harvie & Lorna Slater
Orientation: Green politics, progressive separatist
EP Affiliation: Greens/EFA (EGP, GG)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1990-…
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Liberal Democrats (LDEM)
Leader: Ed Davey
Orientation: Liberal (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: RE (ALDE Party, LI)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1988-…
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Alba Party (ALBA)
Leader: Vacant
Orientation: Regionalist, centre-left
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2021-…