European Right (1989–1994)
The Technical Group of the European Right was a far-right political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994.
| Technical Group of the European Right | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
| Name | Technical Group of the European Right |
| English abbr. | DR[1] |
| Formal name | Technical Group of the European Right[2][1][3] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right |
| From | 25 July 1989[2] |
| To | 18 July 1994[2] |
| Preceded by | Group of the European Right |
| Chaired by | Jean-Marie Le Pen[2] |
| MEP(s) | 17 (25 July 1989)[4] |
History edit
Following the 1989 elections, the previous far-right Group lost its Ulster Unionist[5] and Greek EPEN MEPs. The situation was further complicated when the perennial problem of the European far-right, its inability to form transnational alliances,[6] reasserted itself when MEPs from the German Republikaner party refused to ally themselves with the Italian MSI due to disagreements over the status of South Tyrol.[5][7] Eventually, the "Technical Group of the European Right" was formed from MEPs from the French Front National,[6] German Republikaner[5][6] and Belgian Vlaams Blok[5][6] parties.
In the 1994 elections, the Republikaners failed to reach the 5% cutoff point for German elections and lost all its MEPs. The Technical Group of the European Right no longer had enough MEPs to qualify as a Group[7] and its MEPs returned to the ranks of the independents.
Members edit
| Country | Name | Ideology | MEPs[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | National Front | FN | Neo-fascism Right-wing populism | 10 / 518 | |
| Germany | The Republicans | REP | National conservatism Right-wing populism | 6 / 518 | |
| Belgium | Vlaams Blok | VB | Flemish nationalism Right-wing populism | 1 / 434 | |
Sources edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Party Switching in the European Parliament: why bother? 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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 1989 European Parliament election results at July 25, 1989
- ^ a b c d e Europe For The Europeans:Fascist Myths Of The New Order 1922 - 1992, Roger Griffin, 1993
- ^ a b c d e The French And European Extreme Right And Globalization, Harvey G. Simmons[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Far right forms new group in European Parliament", Searchlight, February 2007