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 | |
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European Parliament group | |
Name | Technical Group of the European Right |
English abbr. | DR[1] |
French abbr. | n/a |
Formal name | Technical Group of the European Right[2][1][3] |
Ideology | Ultranationalism Conservatism |
Political position | Far-right |
From | 25 July 1989[2] |
To | 18 July 1994[2] |
Preceded by | Group of the European Right |
Succeeded by | none |
Chaired by | Jean-Marie Le Pen[2] |
MEP(s) | 17 (25 July 1989)[4] |
History
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.
Member Parties at 25 July 1989
Member state | Party | MEPs | Notes |
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Germany | Republikaner | 6[4] | |
France | Front National | 10[4] | |
Belgium | Vlaams Blok | 1[4] | |
Sources
References
- Party Switching in the European Parliament: why bother? Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- European Parliament profile of Jean-Marie Le Pen
- Who's who in EU's new far-right group
- 1989 European Parliament election results at July 25, 1989
- Europe For The Europeans:Fascist Myths Of The New Order 1922 - 1992, Roger Griffin, 1993
- The French And European Extreme Right And Globalization, Harvey G. Simmons
- "Far right forms new group in European Parliament", Searchlight, February 2007