Seats by political group - 2004-2009 Portugal - Outgoing Parliament Bar chart Total seats GUE/NGL 3 #c21b1c PSE 12 #e52421 EPP-ED 9 #26377e Political groups in the European Parliament EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group NI - Non-attached Members According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States. Seats by political group Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats EPP-ED 9 PSE 12 GUE/NGL 3 Political groups in the European Parliament EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group NI - Non-attached Members According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.
Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 2004-2009 Portugal - Outgoing Parliament Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties National Parties EPP-ED PSE ALDE UEN Verts/ALE GUE/NGL IND/DEM NI Seats PS 12 PSD 7 CDS-PP 2 PCP 2 B.E 1 9 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 24 National Parties PS - Partido Socialista PSD - Partido Social Democrata CDS-PP - Centro Democrático e Social - Partido Popular PCP - Partido Comunista Português B.E - Bloco de Esquerda Political groups in the European Parliament EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group NI - Non-attached Members According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States. Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament 12 National parties which are members of this Political Group PS Partido Socialista 12 EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 9 National parties which are members of this Political Group PSD Partido Social Democrata 7 CDS-PP Centro Democrático e Social - Partido Popular 2 GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 3 National parties which are members of this Political Group PCP Partido Comunista Português 2 B.E Bloco de Esquerda 1 According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.