European Parliament (1)
1193. The distribution of the 626 seats among the political groups of the European Parliament at 31 December was as follows:

European People's Party and European Democrats (PPE-DE),
chaired by Hans-Gert Pöttering (D)
232


Total of Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys...PRICLESS!

Party of European Socialists (PES),
chaired by Enrique Barón Crespo (E)
181

European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (EDLR),
chaired by Patrick Cox (IRL)
52

Greens/European Free Alliance (Verts/ALE),
chaired by Heidi Hautala (FIN) and Paul Lannoye (B)
45

Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL),
chaired by Francis Wurtz (F)
43

Europe of Nations Group (UEN),
chaired by Charles Pasqua (F)
22

Europe of Democracies and Diversities (EDD),
chaired by Jean Saint-Josse (F), Jens-Peter Bonde (DK) and Johannes Blokland (NL)
18

Non-affiliated (NI)
33





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