Parties in the European Council during 2016

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This article describes the party affiliations of leaders of each member state represented in the European Council during the year 2016. The list below gives the political party that each head of government, or head of state, belongs to at the national level, as well as the European political alliance to which that national party belongs. The states are listed from most to least populous. More populous states have greater influence in the council, in accordance with the qualified majority system.

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Summary

Party1 January 201622 January28 June19 October
#Pop.%#Pop.%#Pop.%#Pop.%
Party of European Socialists 1035.79%934.97%833.85%833.85%
European People's Party 934.96%934.96%934.96%1035.78%
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party 56.31%56.31%67.43%67.43%
Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists 220.25%220.25%220.25%220.25%
Party of the European Left 12.12%12.12%12.12%12.12%
Independent10.57%21.39%21.39%10.57%

List of leaders (1 January 2016)

Member statePop.% [1] LeaderParty
Germany16.11% Angela Merkel CDU-EPP
France13.07% François Hollande PS-PES
United Kingdom12.81% David Cameron Con-AECR
Italy11.89% Matteo Renzi PD-PES
Spain9.10% Mariano Rajoy PP-EPP
Poland7.44% Beata Szydło PiS-EACR
Romania3.87% Klaus Iohannis Ind. [note 1] -EPP
Netherlands3.33% Mark Rutte VVD-ALDE
Belgium2.21% Charles Michel MR-ALDE
Greece2.12% Alexis Tsipras SYRIZA-PEL
Czech Republic2.07% Bohuslav Sobotka ČSSD-PES
Portugal2.03% António Costa PS-PES
Sweden1.93% Stefan Löfven S-PES
Hungary1.93% Viktor Orbán Fidesz-EPP
Austria1.71% Werner Faymann SPÖ-PES
Bulgaria1.40% Boyko Borisov GERB-EPP
Denmark1.12% Helle Thorning-Schmidt A-PES
Finland1.08% Alexander Stubb Kok.-EPP
Slovakia1.06% Robert Fico SMER-SD-PES
Ireland0.91% Enda Kenny FG-EPP
Croatia0.82% Zoran Milanović SDP-PES
Lithuania0.57% Dalia Grybauskaitė Ind.
Slovenia0.40% Miro Cerar SMC-ALDE
Latvia0.39% Laimdota Straujuma V-EPP
Estonia0.26% Taavi Rõivas RE-ALDE
Cyprus0.17% Nicos Anastasiades DISY-EPP
Luxembourg0.11% Xavier Bettel DP-ALDE
Malta0.09% Joseph Muscat PL-EPP
  1. Supported by PNL

Changes

DateStateFormerNewer
LeaderPartyLeaderParty
22 JanuaryCroatia Zoran Milanović SDP-PES Tihomir Orešković Ind.
11 FebruaryLatvia Laimdota Straujuma V-EPP Māris Kučinskis V-EPP
17 MayAustria Werner Faymann SPÖ-PES Christian Kern SPÖ-PES
28 JuneDenmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt A-PES Lars Løkke Rasmussen V-ALDE
13 JulyUnited Kingdom David Cameron Con-AECR Theresa May Con-AECR
19 OctoberCroatia Tihomir Orešković Ind. Andrej Plenković HDZ-EPP
23 NovemberEstonia Taavi Rõivas RE-ALDE Jüri Ratas K-ALDE
12 DecemberItaly Matteo Renzi PD-PES Paolo Gentiloni PD-PES

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