Identity and Democracy

Identity and Democracy
European Parliament group
NameIdentity and Democracy
English abbr.ID
Formal nameIdentity and Democracy Group
IdeologyNationalism[1]
Right-wing populism[2]
Anti-immigration[1]
Euroscepticism[1]
Factions:
Identitarianism[3]
Political positionRight-wing[4][5][6] to far-right[7][8][9]
European partiesIdentity and Democracy Party
From13 June 2019
Preceded byEurope of Nations and Freedom
Chaired byMarco Zanni
MEP(s)
59 / 705
Websitewww.idgroup.eu

Identity and Democracy (French: Identité et démocratie, ID) is a right-wing[4][5][6] to far-right[7][8][9] political group of the European Parliament, launched on 13 June 2019 for the Ninth European Parliament term. It is composed of nationalist, right-wing populist and eurosceptic national parties from ten European states. It is the successor to the Europe of Nations and Freedom group formed during the eighth term.

  1. ^ a b c "Nationalism in the EU has a new name: 'Identity and Democracy'". Euronews. 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Identity and Democracy Group: United on the Outside, Divided on the Inside? – Le portail de référence pour l'espace de liberté, sécurité et justice". 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Far-right Generation Identity leaders jailed for Alpine stunt". Al Jazeera. 30 August 2019. The far-right grouping in the newly elected European Parliament has taken the name Identity and Democracy, in a sign of the growing influence of "identitarian" supremacist politics.
  4. ^ a b "Greta Thunberg rains on EU climate law parade". Politico. 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "The European Parliament after Brexit" (PDF). Clifford Chance. 1 January 2020. p. 1.
  6. ^ a b "Germany's Altmaier encourages MEPs to be more realistic". Euractiv. 16 July 2020.
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  8. ^ a b Cook, Lorne (13 June 2019). "Europe's populists rebrand but policies remain the same". Associated Press.
  9. ^ a b "France's Le Pen unveils new far-right European Parliament group". Reuters. 13 June 2019.

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