European Democratic Party
The European Democratic Party (EDP; French: Parti démocrate européen, PDE), also known as the European Democrats, is a centrist European political party in favour of European integration. François Bayrou is the party's president.
European Democratic Party | |
|---|---|
| President | François Bayrou |
| Secretary-General | Sandro Gozi |
| Founded | 9 December 2004 |
| Split from | European People's Party |
| Headquarters | Rue Montoyer 25, 1000 Brussels, Belgium |
| Think tank | Institute of European Democrats |
| Youth wing | Young Democrats for Europe (YDE) |
| Ideology | Centrism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| Colours | Blue Orange |
| European Parliament | 12 / 705 |
| European Council | 0 / 27 |
| European Commission | 0 / 27 |
| European Lower Houses | 90 / 9,874 |
| European Upper Houses | 35 / 2,714 |
| Website | |
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All of the EDP's MEPs currently sit in the liberal Renew Europe group. The youth wing of the EDP is the Young Democrats for Europe (YDE).
As of 2024, one EDP member participates in the national government of an EU member state: Bayrou's Democratic Movement in France, which supports the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. Two European regions are also led by an EDP politician, with Spain's Basque Country being led by Iñigo Urkullu of the Basque Nationalist Party and with Spain's Canary Islands being led by Fernando Clavijo Batlle of the Canarian Coalition; EDP member Free Voters participates as a junior coalition partner in the state government of Bavaria in Germany.