European Alliance for Freedom and Democracy explained

European Alliance for Freedom and Democracy
President:Mislav Kolakušić (HR)
Leader1 Title:Vice President
Leader1 Name:Dorien Rookmaker (NL)
Founders:Mislav Kolakušić (HR)
Dorien Rookmaker (NL)
Ivan Vilibor Sinčić (HR)
Miroslav Radačovský (SK)
Dissolved:August 2023
Ideology:Populism
Europarl:Non-Inscrits
European Conservatives and Reformists
Colours: Blue
Red
Headquarters:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Website:eafdparty.eu
Country:European Union

The European Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (EAFD, French: Alliance européenne pour la liberté et la démocratie, German: Europäische Allianz für Freiheit und Demokratie) was a European political party founded in summer 2020 by the non-attached MEPs Mislav Kolakušić and Dorien Rookmaker.[1]

According to the EAFD, its policy is based on the following principles: the rule of law and the fight against corruption both at the level of the EU and at the level of its member states, freedom of thought and speech as well as equality between citizens and between the member states of the EU.[2]

The EAFD's application for entry in the register of the competent authority for European political parties and European political foundations was rejected on 1 October 2020.[3] This was justified by the fact that the member parties of the EAFD are not represented in a quarter of the member states in a parliament.[4]

After other parties joined, in particular the Croatian Živi zid and the Polish Kukiz'15, the party submitted a renewed application for registration in the summer of 2021.

Members

State Name abbr. National MPs Regional parliaments
Team Carinthia
German: Team Kärnten
TK
The Key of Croatia
Croatian: Ključ Hrvatske
KH
Direct member Mislav Kolakušić
Solidarity Movement
Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κίνημα Αλληλεγγύη
KA
Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece
Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγροτικό Κτηνοτροφικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας
AKKEL
Italian Animalist Party
Italian: Partito Animalista Italiano
PAI
More Direct Democracy
Dutch; Flemish: Meer Directe Democratie
MDD
Kukiz'15
Polish: Kukiz’15
K’15
Slovak PATRIOT
Slovak: Slovenský PATRIOT
PATRIOT
Healthcare Party in Värmland
Swedish: Sjukvårdspartiet i Värmland
SiV

Swedish: Trygghetspartiet
TP

Former members

Leadership

References

  1. Web site: U Kolakušićevoj stranci Šveđani, Nizozemci, Talijani, Grci, Poljaci, Slovaci, Portugalci, Austrijanci, Hrvati.... 2021-09-27. en.
  2. Web site: EAFD Manifesto – EAFD Party. dead. 2021-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220601234329/https://eafdparty.eu/eafd-manifesto/. 2022-06-01. en-US.
  3. Web site: Liste abgelehnter Anträge. dead. 2020-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907044919/http://www.epgenpro.europarl.europa.eu/static/appf/de/parties-and-foundations/applications-not-approved.html. 2020-09-07. de.
  4. Web site: C_2020331DE.01000701.xml. 2021-09-27.
  5. Web site: ALLIANCE EUROPÉENNE POUR LA LIBERTÉ ET LA DÉMOCRATIE ASBL STAATSBLAD PUBLICATIES en JAARREKENINGEN (BE0752940229). 2020-10-09.

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