Former far-right political group of the European Parliament
The Group of the European Right (French : Groupe des droites européennes , abbr. ER ) was a far-right [ 7] political group that operated in the European Parliament between 1984 and 1989. It was led by the neo-fascist National Front of Jean-Marie Le Pen . Its members also were the Italian Social Movement and Greek National Political Union . The Ulster Unionist Party was also a member of ER after 1985. ER was succeeded by the Technical Group of the European Right after the 1989 European Parliament election .
History
Following the 1984 elections , MEPs from the Italian Social Movement (MSI),[ 6] [ 8] Greek National Political Union (EPEN)[ 6] [ 8] and French National Front [ 6] [ 8] were elected. They formed the first formally far-right Group in the Parliament. They were later joined by John Taylor of the Ulster Unionist Party .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] In the 1989 elections , the Ulster Unionist[ 10] retired and his successor sat in a different group while the EPEN members lost their seats, and the new MEPs from the German party The Republicans refused to ally themselves with the MSI due to disagreements over the status of South Tyrol .[ 10] [ 11] The Group collapsed and was succeeded by the Technical Group of the European Right .
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References
^ a b Democracy in the European Parliament
^ a b c Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Groupe Identité, Tradition, Souveraineté ITS" .
^ a b c d e European Parliament profile of Jean-Marie Le Pen
^ a b Who's who in EU's new far-right group
^ a b c d e f 1984 European Parliament election results of July 24, 1984
^ "L'extrême droite est en passe de former un groupe au Parlement européen" . Le Monde.fr (in French). 10 January 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2024 .
^ a b c d e f The French And European Extreme Right And Globalization, Harvey G. Simmons [permanent dead link ]
^ "John Taylor: Profile" . BBC News . 30 January 2001.
^ a b c d Europe For The Europeans:Fascist Myths Of The New Order 1922 - 1992, Roger Griffin, 1993
^ a b "Far right forms new group in European Parliament", Searchlight, February 2007
^ Loughlin, John (1 April 1985). "The Elections to the Corsican Regional Assembly, August 1984". Government and Opposition . 20 (2): 250. doi :10.1111/j.1477-7053.1985.tb01082.x . S2CID 144658890 .
^ Dalrymple, James (December 1992). "Holocaust Lies of the New Nazis". British Journal of Holocaust Education . 1 (2): 202–212. doi :10.1080/17504902.1992.11101984 .
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