Parties in the European Council during 2012

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The member-states of the European Union by the European party affiliations of their leaders, as of 1 January 2012.

This article describes the party affiliations of leaders of each member-state represented in the European Council during the year 2012. 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 system of Qualified Majority Voting.

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Summary

Party1 January 201210 February 20124 April 201215 May 201220 June 201210 July 201227 August 2012
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European People's Party 15202162061519914170151821416815182
Independent 348348348348236236236
Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists 241241241241241241241
Party of European Socialists 433329436565565565565
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party 217217217217217331217
Party of the European Left 14141414141414

List of leaders (1 January 2012)

Member-stateVotesLeaderNational partyEuropean party
Germany29 Angela Merkel CDU EPP
France29 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP EPP
United Kingdom29 David Cameron Con AECR
Italy29 Mario Monti Independent
Spain27 Mariano Rajoy PP EPP
Poland27 Donald Tusk PO EPP
Romania14 Traian Băsescu Independent EPP
Netherlands13 Mark Rutte VVD ELDR
Greece12 Lucas Papademos Independent
Belgium12 Elio Di Rupo PS PES
Portugal12 Pedro Passos Coelho PPD/PSD EPP
Czech Republic12 Petr Nečas ODS AECR
Hungary12 Viktor Orbán Fidesz EPP
Sweden10 Fredrik Reinfeldt M EPP
Austria10 Werner Faymann SPÖ PES
Bulgaria10 Boyko Borisov GERB EPP
Denmark7 Helle Thorning-Schmidt A PES
Slovakia7 Iveta Radičová SDKÚ–DS EPP
Finland7 Jyrki Katainen Kok. EPP
Ireland7 Enda Kenny FG EPP
Lithuania7 Dalia Grybauskaitė Independent
Latvia4 Valdis Dombrovskis V EPP
Slovenia4 Borut Pahor SD PES
Estonia4 Andrus Ansip RE ELDR
Cyprus4 Demetris Christofias AKEL PEL
Luxembourg4 Jean-Claude Juncker CSV EPP
Malta3 Lawrence Gonzi PN EPP

^ Supported by PD-L ^ AKEL holds only observer status with the Party of the European Left.

Changes

Affiliation

DateMember-stateLeaderNational partyEuropean party
10 FebruarySlovenia Janez Janša SDS EPP
4 AprilSlovakia Robert Fico SMER-SD PES
15 MayFrance François Hollande PS PES
20 JuneGreece Antonis Samaras ND EPP
10 JulyRomania Crin Antonescu PNL ELDR
27 AugustRomania Traian Băsescu Independent EPP

^ The party's name was changed to Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE Party) on 10 November 2012.
^ Supported by PD-L

Office-holder only

DateMember-stateLeaderNational partyEuropean party
16 MayGreece Panagiotis Pikrammenos Independent

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