Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group

Political group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

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.

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

Country Party name Other affiliations
Europarty EU Parliament International
 Albania Socialist Party of Albania PES N/A SI
 Andorra Social Democratic Party PES N/A SI
 Armenia Armenian Revolutionary Federation None N/A SI
 Austria Social Democratic Party of Austria PES S&D SI
The Greens EGP Greens/EFA GG
 Azerbaijan Civic Unity Party None N/A None
 Belgium Socialist Party PES S&D SI
Forward PES S&D SI
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Alliance of Independent Social Democrats None N/A None
Social Democratic Party PES N/A SI
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Socialist Party PES S&D SI
 Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia PES S&D SI
 Cyprus Democratic Party None S&D None
Movement for Social Democracy PES S&D SI
 Czech Republic Czech Social Democratic Party PES S&D SI
 Denmark Social Democrats PES S&D SI
 Estonia Social Democratic Party PES S&D SI
 Finland Social Democratic Party of Finland PES S&D SI
 France Socialist Party PES S&D SI
 Georgia Citizens None N/A None
 Germany Alliance 90/The Greens (part)[A] EGP Greens/EFA GG
Social Democratic Party of Germany PES S&D SI
 Greece Panhellenic Socialist Movement PES S&D SI
 Hungary Hungarian Socialist Party PES S&D SI
Politics Can Be Different EGP No MEPs GG
 Iceland Social Democratic Alliance PES N/A SI
 Ireland Labour Party PES S&D SI
 Italy Democratic Party PES S&D PA
 Latvia Harmony Centre None S&D None
 Lithuania Social Democratic Party of Lithuania PES S&D SI
 Luxembourg Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party PES S&D SI
The Greens EGP Greens/EFA GG
 Malta Labour Party PES S&D SI
 Moldova Democratic Party of Moldova PES N/A SI
 Montenegro Democratic Party of Socialists PES N/A SI
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro PES N/A SI
Socialist People's Party of Montenegro None N/A None
 North Macedonia Democratic Union for Integration None N/A None
Social Democratic Union of Macedonia PES N/A SI
 Norway Labour Party PES N/A PA
 Netherlands GreenLeft EGP Greens/EFA GG
Labour Party PES S&D PA
 Poland Democratic Left Alliance PES S&D SI
Palikot's Movement None N/A None'
 Portugal Socialist Party PES S&D SI
 Romania Social Democratic Party PES S&D SI
 Russia A Just Russia None N/A SI
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (part)[B] None N/A None
 San Marino Party of Socialists and Democrats PES N/A SI
 Serbia Socialist Party of Serbia None N/A None
Party of Freedom and Justice None N/A None
 Slovakia Direction – Social Democracy PES S&D SI
 Slovenia Social Democrats PES S&D SI
 Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party PES S&D SI
 Sweden Swedish Social Democratic Party PES S&D SI
  Switzerland Green Party of Switzerland EGP N/A GG
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland PES N/A SI
 Turkey Republican People's Party PES N/A SI
 Ukraine Party of Regions (part)[C] None N/A None
 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.

See also

References

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

External links

  • Official website
  • Page on the PACE website