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L'impact du Parti Populaire Européen dans la première élection du Parlement Européen au suffrage universel

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Abstract

The European People's Party - with its 11 Members in 7 countries - represents, according to the latest legislative elections in the member countries of the EEC, about 40 million voters, and 28 % of the total
EEC electorate.  Presenting itself as multi-classis! and open to individual adhesions, it refers also directly to the traditional values of Christian Democracy.
Signs of heterogeneity can be seen, however, on three main levels - «ideological», political and  economical -, which give the EPP a bipolar aspect : on the one hand, the traditional Christian-Democrat Parties of Italy and the Benelux, all playing a major role in their respective countries, and all backed by strong trade-unions; on the other hand, the German CDU/CSU and the French CDS, less concentrated on
confessional options, and more «right-wing». Between the two, the Fine Gail, only party to have joined the Christian-Democrat Group after the first enlargement.
This heterogeneity is, however, compensated by strong pro-European options, which make the EPP the best organized political family on the European level, and enable its leaders to express strong hopes for the election in June.

How to Cite:

Jamar, J., (1979) “L'impact du Parti Populaire Européen dans la première élection du Parlement Européen au suffrage universel”, Res Publica 21(1), 29-42. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/rp.v21i1.19421