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The European People's Party is a Christian Democrat party grouping with seats in the European Parliament. According to it's website the EPP is " a family of the political centre whose roots are deep in the history of European civilisation. It unites like-minded national parties, in EU Member States and in EU applicant countries and we maintain close contact with decided proeleable candidate countries. "
The party was founded in 1976 and as of the 1999 European Parliament elections is the largest faction with 233 of the 626 seats. The EPP is currently made up of the following parties:
Austria: Österreichische Volks Partei Austrian Folks Party
Belgium: (Flanders): Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams Christian Democratic & Flemish (Waloonia: Centre démocrate Humaniste Humanist Center Democrats
Denmark: Det Konservative Folkeparti The Conservative Folks Party Kristendemokraterene Christian Democrats
France: Union pour un Mouvement Populaire Nouvelle UDF New UDF
Germany: Christlich Demokratische Union Christian Democratic Union Chistlich Soziale Union Christian Social Union (Bavaria)
Greece: Nea Demokratia New Democracy
Forza Italia Forward ItalyPartido Poplare Italiano Popular Italian Party Unione Democraticie per l'Europa Union of Democracy for Europe Unione dei Democratici Cristiani Union of Christian Democrats
Luxembourg: Chrëstlich Sozial Vollekspartei Christian Social Folks Party
Netherlands: Christen Democratisch Appel Christian Democratic Apeal
Portugal: Partido Social Democrata Party of Social Democrats
Spain: Partido Popular Popular Party Unio Democraticia de Catalunya Democratic Union of Catalonia
Sweden: Moderaterna Moderates Kristdemokraterna Christian Democrats
See also Political parties of the world.
