European Right (1989–94)
| Technical Group of the European Right | |
|---|---|
| European parliamentary 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 | Hardline Nationalism, Conservatism |
| 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 (July 25, 1989)[4] |
The Technical Group of the European Right was a far-right political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Republikaner | 6[4] | |
| France | Front National | 10[4] | |
| Belgium | Vlaams Blok | 1[4] |
Sources
- Searchlight[7]
- Australian Nationalist Ideological, Historical, and Legal Archive: Theories Of The Right: A Collection Of Articles[5][6]
- European Consortium for Political Research, University of Essex[1]
- BBC News[3]
- Europe Politique[4]
- European Parliament MEP Archives[2]
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Party Switching in the European Parliament: why bother?
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 European Parliament profile of Jean-Marie Le Pen
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Who's who in EU's new far-right group
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 1989 European Parliament election results at July 25, 1989
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Europe For The Europeans:Fascist Myths Of The New Order 1922 - 1992, Roger Griffin, 1993
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 The French And European Extreme Right And Globalization, Harvey G. Simmons
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Far right forms new group in European Parliament", Searchlight, February 2007
