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Communists and Allies
European Parliament groupCOM logo Name Communists and Allies English abbr. COM[1] French abbr. n/a Formal name Communist and Allies Group[2][3] Ideology Communism From 16 October 1973[4] To 25 July 1989[4] Preceded by n/a Succeeded by Left Unity,
Group for the European United LeftChaired by Giorgio Amendola,[3]
Guido Fanti,[5]
Gianni Cervetti[6]MEP(s) 44 (July 17, 1979)
41 (July 23, 1984)The Communist and Allies Group was a Communist political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1973 and 1989.
History
The "Communist and Allies Group" was the first communist group in the European Parliament[2], founded on 16 October 1973.[4]
The Communist and Allies Group included MEPs from the Communist parties of France and Italy.
It stayed together until 25 July 1989[4] when it split into two groups, "Left Unity"[2] (LU) with 14[2] members and the "Group for the European United Left"[7] (EUL) with 28[2] members.
Sources
- Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament[2]
- EUL/NGL on Europe Politique[4]
- Democracy in the European Parliament[1]
- European Parliament MEP Archives[3][6][5][7]
References
- ^ a b Democracy in the European Parliament
- ^ a b c d e f Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament
- ^ a b c European Parliament profile of Giorgio Amendola
- ^ a b c d e EUL/NGL on Europe Politique
- ^ a b European Parliament profile of Guido Fanti
- ^ a b European Parliament profile of Gianni Cervetti
- ^ a b European Parliament profile of Luigi Alberto Colajanni
Political groups of the European Parliament 
European People's Party (264) • Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (185) • Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (85) • European Conservatives and Reformists (56) • The Greens–European Free Alliance (56) • European United Left–Nordic Green Left (34) • Europe of Freedom and Democracy (27) • Non-Inscrits (29)Previous groups Far-Right NationalistsNational ConservativesChristian Democrats/ConservativesChristian Democrats (1953–1979) • European People's Party (1979–1999) • European Conservatives (1973–1979) • European Democrats (1979–1992) • Forza Europa (1994–1995) • European People's Party–European Democrats (1999–2009)Liberals/CentristsLiberals and Allies (1953–1976) • Liberals and Democrats (1976–1985) • Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group (1985–1994) • European Radical Alliance (1994–1999) • European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (1994–2004)Social DemocratsSocialists (1953–1993) • Group of the Party of European Socialists (1993-2009)Communists/Far-LeftCommunists and Allies (1973–1989) • European United Left (1989–1993) • Left Unity (1989–1994) • European United Left (1994–1995)Greens/RegionalistsEuroscepticsHeterogeneousCategories:- Former European Parliament party groups
- Communist parties in Europe
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