European Right (1984–1989) Explained

Group of the European Right
Group of the European Right
From:24 July 1984
To:24 July 1989
Precededby:Eurodroite
Succeededby:Technical Group of the European Right
Englishabbr:ER
Frenchabbr:DR[1]
Formalname:Group of the European Right
Position:Far-right
Chairs:Jean-Marie Le Pen
Meps:16 (24 July 1984)

The Group of the European Right (French: Groupe des droites européennes, abbr. ER) was a far-right[2] 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), Greek National Political Union (EPEN) and French National Front 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.[3] In the 1989 elections, the Ulster Unionist 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. The Group collapsed and was succeeded by the Technical Group of the European Right.

Members

CountryNameIdeologyMEPs
FranceNational FrontFNNeo-fascism[4] [5]
Right-wing populism
ItalyItalian Social MovementMSINeo-fascism
Italian nationalism
GreeceNational Political UnionEPENMetaxism
Greek nationalism
United KingdomUlster Unionist PartyUUPBritish nationalism
Conservatism

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Groupe Identité, Tradition, Souveraineté ITS.
  2. News: 2007-01-10 . L'extrême droite est en passe de former un groupe au Parlement européen . 2024-06-13 . Le Monde.fr . fr.
  3. News: John Taylor: Profile . . 30 January 2001 .
  4. Loughlin . John . The Elections to the Corsican Regional Assembly, August 1984 . Government and Opposition . 1 April 1985 . 20 . 2 . 250 . 10.1111/j.1477-7053.1985.tb01082.x. 144658890 .
  5. Dalrymple . James . Holocaust Lies of the New Nazis . British Journal of Holocaust Education . December 1992 . 1 . 2 . 202–212 . 10.1080/17504902.1992.11101984.
  6. http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/groland/pubs/HNR-Democracy_in_the_EP-11July05.pdf Democracy in the European Parliament
  7. http://www.ena.lu?doc=4327&lang=2 Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament
  8. http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/index.php?link=template&story=191 "Far right forms new group in European Parliament", Searchlight, February 2007
  9. http://home.alphalink.com.au/~radnat/theories-right/theory3.html The French And European Extreme Right And Globalization, Harvey G. Simmons
  10. http://home.alphalink.com.au/~radnat/theories-right/theory1.html Europe For The Europeans:Fascist Myths Of The New Order 1922 - 1992, Roger Griffin, 1993
  11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/europe/6249513.stm Who's who in EU's new far-right group
  12. http://www.europe-politique.eu/elections-europeennes-1984.htm 1984 European Parliament election results of July 24, 1984
  13. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/term2/view.do?language=EN&id=1023 European Parliament profile of Jean-Marie Le Pen