Socialist Group (NATO Parliamentary Assembly)

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The Socialist Group is one of the parliamentary groups in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (known as the North Atlantic Assembly until 1999). It consists of members of social democratic and democratic socialist parties from NATO member states, who are members of their countries' national parliaments, for example of members of the British Labour Party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany. It is one of the two main political groups in the assembly, along with the Group of Conservatives, Christian Democrats and Associates. [1]

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NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Founded in 1955, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly serves as the consultative interparliamentary organisation for the North Atlantic Alliance. Its current President is Madeleine Moon from the United Kingdom, elected in 2018. Its current Secretary General is David Hobbs from the United Kingdom; he has been in this position since January 2008.

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References

  1. ↑ Christian Brumter, The North Atlantic Assembly (p. 47), Brill, 1986, ISBN   9789024733187
  2. ↑ "Hans Hækkerup". NATO.
  3. ↑ "Bert Koenders". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
  4. ↑ "Nybakk, Marit". Parliament of Norway. 9 February 2010.
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