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| Abbreviation | EDP |
| President | François Bayrou (FR) |
| Secretary-General | Sandro Gozi (IT) |
| 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 |
| Membership (26 January 2025) | 6[1] |
| Ideology | Centrism[6] Pro-Europeanism[7] |
| Political position | Centre[8] |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| International affiliation | Alliance of Democrats (2005–2012) |
| Colours | Orange |
| European Parliament | 10 / 720 (1%)
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| European Council | 0 / 27 (0%)
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| European Commission | 0 / 27 (0%)
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| European Lower Houses | 64 / 6,318 (1%)
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| European Upper Houses | 30 / 1,457 (2%)
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The European Democratic Party (EDP; French: Parti démocrate européen, PDE), also known as the European Democrats, is a centrist[2][3][4][5] European political party in favour of European integration. Within the European Parliament, its MEPs form the Renew Europe group, together with those of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe party and the French Renaissance party. The President is François Bayrou.
The youth wing of the EDP is the Young Democrats for Europe (YDE).
As of 2025, EDP members participate in the national government of three EU member states: EDP President François Bayrou leading the government in France, Les Engagés in Belgium, which participates in the government of Prime Minister Bart De Wever and, EDP individual member Marian Harkin, who participates in the government of Prime Minister Micheál Martin. Two European regions are also led by an EDP politician, with Spain's Basque Country being led by Imanol Pradales 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, as does Italia Viva in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Campania and Basilicata and Les Engagés in Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
The European Democratic Party is also a member of the European Movement International and was a member of the World Alliance of Democrats until its dissolution in 2012.
- ^ "List of members as per Article 32(2) of Regulation 1141/2014 (English)". Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ a b c McCormick, John (2015). European Union Politics. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-137-45340-2.
- ^ a b c Pehrson, Lars (12 June 2009). How Unified Is the European Union?: European Integration Between Visions and Popular Legitimacy. Springer. p. 160. ISBN 978-3-540-95855-0.
- ^ a b c Niedermayer, Oskar (1 May 2013). Handbuch Parteienforschung. Springer. p. 831. ISBN 978-3-531-18932-1.
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- ^ Brack, Nathalie; Costa, Olivier (2014). How the EU Really Works. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4724-1465-6.
- ^ [2][3][4][5]
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