European Right (1984–1989)

Group of the European Right
Group of the European Right
European Parliament group
Name	Group of the European Right
English abbr.	ER[1][2]
French abbr.	DR[3]
Formal name	Group of the European Right[4][2][5]
Political position	Far-right
From	24 July 1984[4]
To	24 July 1989[4]
Preceded by	n/a
Succeeded by	Technical Group of the European Right
Chaired by	Jean-Marie Le Pen[4]
MEP(s)	16 (24 July 1984)[6]

The Group of the European Right (French: Groupe des Droites Européennes) was a far-right political group that operated in the European Parliament between 1984 and 1989.

History

Following the 1984 elections, MEPs from the Italian Social Movement (MSI),[6][7] Greek National Political Union (EPEN)[6][7] and French National Front[6][7] were elected. They formed the first formally far-right Group in the Parliament. They were later joined by John Taylor of the Ulster Unionist Party.[7][8][9] In the 1989 elections, the Ulster Unionist[9] retired and his successor sat in a different group whilst the EPEN members lost their seats, and the new MEPs from the German party The Republicans refused to ally themselves with the MSI due to disagreements over the status of South Tyrol.[9][10] The Group collapsed and was succeeded by the Technical Group of the European Right.

Country			Ideology	MEPs[6][7]
France	National Front	FN	Neo-fascism[11][12] Right-wing populism	10 / 434
Italy	Italian Social Movement	MSI	Neo-fascism Italian nationalism	5 / 434
Greece	National Political Union	EPEN	Metaxism Greek nationalism	1 / 434

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