European Democratic Party

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European Democratic Party
AbbreviationEDP
PresidentFrançois Bayrou (FR)
Secretary-GeneralSandro Gozi (IT)
Founded9 December 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-09)
Split fromEuropean People's Party
HeadquartersRue Montoyer 25,
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Think tankInstitute of European Democrats
Youth wingYoung Democrats for Europe
IdeologyCentrism[5]
Pro-Europeanism[6]
Political positionCentre[7]
European Parliament groupRenew Europe
International affiliationAlliance of Democrats (2005–2012)
Colours  Blue
  Orange
European Parliament
10 / 720
European Council
0 / 27
European Commission
0 / 27
European
Lower Houses
90 / 6,312
European
Upper Houses
35 / 1,498
Website
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The European Democratic Party (EDP; French: Parti démocrate européen, PDE), also known as the European Democrats, is a centrist[1][2][3][4] European political party in favour of European integration.

Within the European Parliament, its MEPs form the Renew Europe group, together with those of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe party and the French Renaissance party. The President is François Bayrou.

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

As of 2024, one EDP member participates in the national government of an EU member state: Bayrou's Democratic Movement in France, which supports the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. Two European regions are also led by an EDP politician, with Spain's Basque Country being led by Imanol Pradales of the Basque Nationalist Party and with Spain's Canary Islands being led by Fernando Clavijo Batlle of the Canarian Coalition; EDP member Free Voters participates as a junior coalition partner in the state government of Bavaria in Germany, as does Italia Viva in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Campania and Basilicata and Les Engagés in Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

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

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  4. ^ a b c Oskar Niedermayer (1 May 2013). Handbuch Parteienforschung. Springer. p. 831. ISBN 978-3-531-18932-1.
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