European Democratic Union

This article is about the group in the European Parliament. For the wing of the International Democrat Union, see European Democrat Union.
European Democratic Union
European Parliament group
NameEuropean Democratic Union[1][2]
English abbr.n/a
French abbr.UDE[3]
Formal nameEuropean Democratic Union Group[4][5]
IdeologyGaullism
From21 January 1965[3]
To16 January 1973[3]
Preceded bynew creation
Succeeded byGroup of European Progressive Democrats
Chaired byLouis Terrenoire (1966),[6]
Jean-Noël de Lipkowski (1967),[5][6]
Raymond Triboulet (1968)[6]
MEP(s)15 (1965/66)[6]

The European Democratic Union Group was a Gaullist political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1965 and 1973.

History

The French Gaullists split from the Liberal Group on 21 January 1965[3] and created a new Group called the "European Democratic Union",[1][2] (not to be confused with the association of Conservative and Christian Democrat parties founded in 1978 called the "European Democrat Union" or "EDU", nor the Conservative Group called the "European Democratic Group" founded in 1979). The Group was renamed on 16 January 1973[3] to the "Group of European Progressive Democrats"[4] when the Gaullists were joined by the Irish Fianna Fáil.

Sources

References

  1. ^ a b c Political Groups of the European Parliament Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament
  3. ^ a b c d e f UFE on Europe Politique
  4. ^ a b c European Parliament profile of Christian De La Malène
  5. ^ a b c European Parliament profile of Jean-Noël de Lipkowski
  6. ^ a b c d e European Parliament press release 1984 Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine