| Communists and Allies | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
| Name | Communists and Allies |
| English abbr. | COM[1] |
| French abbr. | n/a |
| Formal name | Communist and Allies Group[2][3] |
| Ideology | Communism |
| From | 16 October 1973[4] |
| To | 25 July 1989[4] |
| Succeeded by | Left Unity, Group for the European United Left |
| Chaired by | Giorgio Amendola,[3] Guido Fanti,[5] Gianni Cervetti[6] |
| MEP(s) | 44 (17July 1979) 41 (23 July 1984) |
The Communist and Allies Group was a communist political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1973 and 1989.
History
The "Communist and Allies Group" was the first communist group in the European Parliament,[2] founded on 16 October 1973.[4]
The Communist and Allies Group included MEPs from the Communist parties of France and Italy. It stayed together until 25 July 1989[4] when it split into two groups, "Left Unity"[2] (LU) with 14[2] members and the "Group for the European United Left"[7] (EUL) with 28[2] members.
Sources
References
- 1 2 Democracy in the European Parliament
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 European Parliament profile of Giorgio Amendola
- 1 2 3 4 5 EUL/NGL on Europe Politique
- 1 2 European Parliament profile of Guido Fanti
- 1 2 European Parliament profile of Gianni Cervetti
- 1 2 European Parliament profile of Luigi Alberto Colajanni
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