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European Democratic Party

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Centrist European political party
This article is about the European party. For the Czech party, seeEuropean Democratic Party (Czech Republic). For other uses, seeEuropean Democrats (disambiguation).

European Democratic Party
AbbreviationEDP
PresidentFrançois Bayrou (FR)
Secretary-GeneralSandro Gozi (IT)
Founded9 December 2004; 21 years ago (2004-12-09)
Split fromEuropean People's Party
HeadquartersRue Montoyer 25,
1000Brussels,Belgium
Think tankInstitute of European Democrats
Youth wingYoung Democrats for Europe
Membership(26 January 2025)6
IdeologyCentrism[5]
Pro-Europeanism[6]
Political positionCentre[7]
European Parliament groupRenew Europe
Colours  Orange
European Parliament
9 / 720
European Commission
0 / 27
European Council
0 / 27
European
Lower Houses
73 / 6,229
European
Upper Houses
29 / 1,458
Website
democrats.eu

TheEuropean Democratic Party (EDP;French:Parti démocrate européen,PDE), also known as theEuropean Democrats, is acentrist[1][2][3][4]European political party in favour ofEuropean integration. Within theEuropean Parliament, its MEPs form theRenew Europe group, together with those of theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe party and the FrenchRenaissance party. The President isFrançois Bayrou.

The youth wing of the EDP is theYoung Democrats for Europe (YDE).

As of 2025, EDP members participate in the national government of threeEU member states: EDP PresidentFrançois Bayrou leading thegovernment in France,Les Engagés in Belgium, which participates in thegovernment ofPrime MinisterBart De Wever and, EDP individual memberMarian Harkin, who participates in thegovernment ofTaoiseachMicheál Martin. Two European regions are also led by an EDP politician, with Spain'sBasque Country being led byImanol Pradales of theBasque Nationalist Party and with Spain'sCanary Islands being led byFernando Clavijo Batlle of theCanarian Coalition; EDP memberFree Voters participates as a junior coalition partner in the state government ofBavaria in Germany, as doesItalia Viva inEmilia-Romagna,Tuscany,Campania andBasilicata andLes Engagés inWallonia and theWallonia-Brussels Federation.

The European Democratic Party is also a member of theEuropean Movement International and was a member of theWorld Alliance of Democrats until its dissolution in 2012.

History

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The European Democratic Party was initiated on 16 April 2004 and formally founded on 9 December 2004 inBrussels.

In 2005, the European Democratic Party, together with theUnited States Democratic Party and theCouncil of Asian Liberals and Democrats, co-founded theAlliance of Democrats international.[8][9]

François Bayrou of theUnion for French Democracy and later theDemocratic Movement (MoDem) andFrancesco Rutelli, former leader of theDemocracy is Freedom andAlliance for Italy parties, served as the two co-presidents until 2019. Now, François Bayrou serves as the only president.

The EDP was founded in reaction to the rising influence ofEurosceptic parties within European institutions. It drewpro-European centrist parties from theEuropean People's Party (EPP) group to form a new centrist multinational bloc. Its co-founderFrançois Bayrou described it as a party for people beingneither conservative nor socialist."

Since the beginning of the6th European Parliament of 2004–2009, the EDP has formed a joint European parliamentary group with theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party called theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group. This parliamentary group was renamed in 2019 asRenew Europe.

The European Democratic Party is ideologicallycentrist andfederalist.[10] Some major members and affiliated parties likeEAJ-PNV,Free Voters,MoDem,MCC,Canarian Coalition and the disbandedDemocracy is Freedom – The Daisy follow aChristian democratic orliberal conservative line.

At its 20th anniversary congress inBrussels in December 2024, the party adopted a new orange brand identity and logo, taking on the short name ‘Democrats’.

Membership

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Members are national and regional political parties as well as members of the European Parliament, national and regional parliaments.[11]

Current members

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Country or RegionPartyLeaderMEPs[a]National lower housesNational upper housesPosition in national legislature
AustriaCitizens' Forum Austria
Bürgerforum Österreich (FRITZ)		Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider---Extra-parliamentary
BelgiumLes Engagés
Les Engagés (LE)		Yvan Verougstraete
1 / 8
14 / 150
5 / 60
Government
Marie-Christine Marghem
(MR andMCC; Individual member)		--
1 / 150
-Government
CroatiaPeople's Party – Reformists
Narodna stranka – Reformisti (NS-R)		Radimir Čačić---Extra-parliamentary
CyprusPavlos Mylonas
(DIKO; individual member)		--
1 / 56
[12]		-Opposition
Czech RepublicSEN 21
SEN 21		Václav Láska-
0 / 200
4 / 81
Opposition
FranceDemocratic Movement
Mouvement démocrate (MoDem)		François Bayrou
3 / 81
48 / 577
4 / 348
Government
Sandro Gozi
(MoDem /IV; individual member)		-
1 / 81
--—
GermanyFree Voters
Freie Wähler (FW)		Hubert Aiwanger
3 / 96
0 / 735
2 / 69
Extra-parliamentary
GreeceMovement for Democracy
Κίνημα Δημοκρατίας		Stefanos Kasselakis-
4 / 300
[b]		-Extra-parliamentary
HungaryEverybody's Hungary People's Party
Mindenki Magyarországa Néppárt (MMN)		Péter Márki-Zay---Extra-parliamentary
ItalyItalia Viva
Italia Viva (IV)		Matteo Renzi-
7 / 400
8 / 200
Opposition
New Times – United Populars[13]
Tempi Nuovi – Popolari Uniti		Giuseppe Fioroni---Extra-parliamentary
IrelandIndependent Ireland (II)Michael Collins
1 / 14
4 / 174
0 / 60
Opposition
Marian Harkin (Independent; Individual member)--
1 / 174
-Government
MaltaMomentum (M)Arnold Cassola---Extra-parliamentary
Netherlands50PLUS (50+)Martin van Rooijen-
0 / 150
1 / 75
Opposition
PolandAlliance of Democrats
Stronnictwo Demokratyczne		Paweł Piskorski---Extra-parliamentary
PortugalTogether for the People
Juntos pelo Povo (JPP)		Élvio Sousa-
1 / 230
-Opposition
San MarinoFuture Republic
Repubblica Futura (RF)		Mario VenturiniNot in EU
6 / 60
-Opposition
SloveniaKarl Erjavec
(SZ; Individual member and Vice President)		----Government
Spain
Basque Nationalist Party
Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea (EAJ)
Partido Nacionalista Vasco (PNV)		Andoni Ortuzar
1 / 61
6 / 350
10 / 265
Confidence and supply
Canarian Coalition
Coalición Canaria (CC)		Fernando Clavijo Batlle-
1 / 350
1 / 265
Confidence and supply
Commitment to Galicia
Compromiso por Galicia (CxG)		Juan Carlos Piñeiro---Extra-parliamentary

Former members

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Individual members

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The EDP also includes a number of individual members, although, as most other European parties, it has not sought to develop mass individual membership.[17]

Below is the evolution of individual membership of the EDP since 2019.[18]Individual membersIndividual members of European political parties345678910201920202021202220232024EDP

Funding

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As a registered European political party, the EDP is entitled toEuropean public funding, which it has received continuously since 2004.[19]

Below is the evolution of European public funding received by the EDP.Amount (€)Year0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,0002004200720102013201620192022Maximum amounts of public fundingAmounts of public funding actually receivedEuropean public funding of European political parties

In line with the Regulation on European political parties and European political foundations, the EDP also raisesprivate funds to co-finance its activities. As of 2025, European parties must raise at least 10% of their reimbursable expenditure from private sources, while the rest can be covered using European public funding.[c]

Below is the evolution of contributions and donations received by the EDP.[20][21]Amount (€)Year030,00060,00090,000120,000150,000180,000210,000200420082012201620202024EDPContributions raised by European political partiesAmount (€)Year030006000900012,00015,000200420082012201620202024EDPDonations raised by European political parties

Elected representatives of member parties

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European institutions

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OrganisationInstitutionNumber of seats
 European UnionEuropean Parliament
9 / 720 (1%)
[22][23][24]
European Commission
0 / 27 (0%)
[25]
European Council
(Heads of Government)
0 / 27 (0%)
[26]
Council of the European Union
(Participation in Government)
Committee of the Regions
11 / 329 (3%)
[27][28]
Council of EuropeParliamentary Assembly

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^The number of MEPs listed below may not match the total number of MEPs of the European party, as it does not include MEPs who join as individual members.
  2. ^Τhe party has no parliamentary group, however 4 independent members of the Greek parliament are members of the party
  3. ^For the purpose of European party funding, "contributions" refer to financial or in-kind support provided by party members, while "donations" refer to the same but provided by non-members.

References

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  1. ^abcNordsieck, Wolfram (2019)."European Union".Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. ^abcMcCormick, John (2015).European Union Politics. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 247.ISBN 978-1-137-45340-2.
  3. ^abcPehrson, Lars (12 June 2009).How Unified Is the European Union?: European Integration Between Visions and Popular Legitimacy. Springer. p. 160.ISBN 978-3-540-95855-0.
  4. ^abcNiedermayer, Oskar (1 May 2013).Handbuch Parteienforschung. Springer. p. 831.ISBN 978-3-531-18932-1.
  5. ^[1][2][3][4]
  6. ^Brack, Nathalie; Costa, Olivier (2014).How the EU Really Works. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 120.ISBN 978-1-4724-1465-6.
  7. ^[1][2][3][4]
  8. ^"Presentation - EDP – European Democratic Party". 22 February 2015. Archived fromthe original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved22 June 2024.
  9. ^"Towards a new Alliance of Democrats". 16 February 2012. Archived fromthe original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved22 June 2024.
  10. ^Alberto Martinelli & Alessandro Cavalli (2020).European Society. Vol. 133. Brill. p. 237.ISBN 9789004351776.The European Democratic Party (EDP) is a centrist, social-liberal, and federalist party that stands for a more democratic, integrated EU closer to its citizens. Between 2004 and now (end of 2019) the EDP has formed a joint European parliamentary group with ALDE.
  11. ^"Our members".democrats.eu. EDP. 24 June 2022. Retrieved25 June 2024.
  12. ^"MYLONAS Pavlos".parliament.cy.House of Representatives (Cyprus). Retrieved25 June 2024.
  13. ^Merlo, Giorgio (17 October 2023)."Tempi Nuovi ha scelto il PDE per motivi di coerenza".Il Domani d'Italia (in Italian). Retrieved18 October 2023.
  14. ^"ADN desvincula-se do PDE/EDP devido a posições polémicas – Partido ADN". June 2022.
  15. ^robin (15 October 2022)."PES Congress welcomes new PES leadership team and four new member parties".The Party of European Socialists. Retrieved26 November 2022.
  16. ^Democrats, European (30 June 2017)."Individual membership request from MP Alena #Bašistová (SK) has just been accepted by the #EDPCouncil in #Coimbra. Welcome! #EDPCoimbrapic.twitter.com/RiOAZGrfQ7".@PDE_EDP. Retrieved31 July 2017.
  17. ^Hertner, Isabelle (9 September 2018). "United in diversity? Europarties and their individual members' rights".Journal of European Integration.41 (4). Routledge:487–505.doi:10.1080/07036337.2018.1513500.
  18. ^"Audit reports and donations".European Parliament.
  19. ^"Funding from the European Parliament to European political parties per party and per year"(PDF).European Parliament. Retrieved9 July 2025.
  20. ^"Audit reports and donations".European Parliament. Retrieved19 February 2024.
  21. ^"EPFO - Understanding party funding".European Party Funding Observatory. European Democracy Consulting Stiftung. Retrieved16 February 2024.
  22. ^"Our members". European Democratic Party. Retrieved22 October 2025.
  23. ^"Outgoing members". European Parliament. Retrieved22 October 2025.
  24. ^"Incoming Members". European Parliament. Retrieved22 October 2025.
  25. ^"College of Commissioners". Retrieved7 February 2025.
  26. ^"Members of the European Council". Retrieved7 February 2025.
  27. ^"European Committee of the Regions Members Page". Retrieved6 February 2025.
  28. ^"Members". Retrieved10 April 2025.

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