European Parliament

Seats by political group - 1979 - 1984 France - Outgoing Parliament

Total seats

S - Socialist Group
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ED - European Democratic Group
COM - Communist and Allies Group
L - Liberal and Democratic Group
DEP - Group of European Progressive Democrats
CDI - Group for the Technical Coordination and Defence of Independent Groups and Members
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
S	23
PPE	9
COM	19
L	15
DEP	15

S - Socialist Group
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ED - European Democratic Group
COM - Communist and Allies Group
L - Liberal and Democratic Group
DEP - Group of European Progressive Democrats
CDI - Group for the Technical Coordination and Defence of Independent Groups and Members
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.

S - Socialist Group
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ED - European Democratic Group
COM - Communist and Allies Group
L - Liberal and Democratic Group
DEP - Group of European Progressive Democrats
CDI - Group for the Technical Coordination and Defence of Independent Groups and Members
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

S - Socialist Group

National parties which are members of this Political Group
PS Parti Socialiste	21
MRG Movement des Radicaux de Gauche	1
UFE Union pour la France en Europe	1

COM - Communist and Allies Group

National parties which are members of this Political Group
PCF Parti Communiste Francais	19

L - Liberal and Democratic Group

National parties which are members of this Political Group
UFE Union pour la France en Europe	15

DEP - Group of European Progressive Democrats

National parties which are members of this Political Group
DIFE Défense des Intérêts de la France en Europe	15

PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

National parties which are members of this Political Group
UFE Union pour la France en Europe	9

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.