Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group

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The Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group (French : Groupe Socialiste, SOC) is a primarily social-democratic political grouping in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It was known as the Socialist Group prior to August 2017.

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The group has 163 members as of March 2018. Its chair is Liliane Maury Pasquier of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. [1]

Socialist Group membership as of 2011

CountryParty nameOther affiliations
EuropartyEU ParliamentInternational
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Socialist Party of Albania PES N/A SI
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Social Democratic Party PES N/A SI
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Armenian Revolutionary Federation NoneN/A SI
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Social Democratic Party of Austria PES S&D SI
The Greens EGP Greens/EFA GG
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Civic Unity Party NoneN/ANone
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Socialist Party PES S&D SI
Forward PES S&D SI
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Alliance of Independent Social Democrats NoneN/ANone
Social Democratic Party PES N/A SI
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgarian Socialist Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia PES S&D SI
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Democratic Party None S&D None
Movement for Social Democracy PES S&D SI
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Czech Social Democratic Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Social Democrats PES S&D SI
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Social Democratic Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Social Democratic Party of Finland PES S&D SI
Flag of France.svg  France Socialist Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Citizens NoneN/ANone
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Alliance 90/The Greens (part) [A] EGP Greens/EFA GG
Social Democratic Party of Germany PES S&D SI
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Panhellenic Socialist Movement PES S&D SI
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian Socialist Party PES S&D SI
Politics Can Be Different EGP No MEPs GG
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Social Democratic Alliance PES N/A SI
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Labour Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Democratic Party PES S&D PA
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Harmony Centre None S&D None
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Social Democratic Party of Lithuania PES S&D SI
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party PES S&D SI
The Greens EGP Greens/EFA GG
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Labour Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Democratic Party of Moldova PES N/A SI
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Democratic Party of Socialists PES N/A SI
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro PES N/A SI
Socialist People's Party of Montenegro NoneN/ANone
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Democratic Union for Integration NoneN/ANone
Social Democratic Union of Macedonia PES N/A SI
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Labour Party PES N/A PA
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands GreenLeft EGP Greens/EFA GG
Labour Party PES S&D PA
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Democratic Left Alliance PES S&D SI
Palikot's Movement NoneN/ANone'
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Socialist Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Social Democratic Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia A Just Russia NoneN/A SI
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (part) [B] NoneN/ANone
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Party of Socialists and Democrats PES N/A SI
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Socialist Party of Serbia NoneN/ANone
Party of Freedom and Justice NoneN/ANone
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Direction – Social Democracy PES S&D SI
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Social Democrats PES S&D SI
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Swedish Social Democratic Party PES S&D SI
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Green Party of Switzerland EGP N/A GG
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland PES N/A SI
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Republican People's Party PES N/A SI
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Party of Regions (part) [C] NoneN/ANone
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Labour Party PES N/A PA
^A Two of the four Alliance 90/The Greens members sit with SOC. The other two sit with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
^B One of the four members of LDPR sit with SOC. The other three sit with the European Conservatives Group.
^C Four of the eight members of Party of Regions sit with SOC. Two sit with the European Conservatives Group and two sit with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

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References

  1. Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, accessed 27 March 2018.