The Group of the European Right (french: Groupe des Droites Européennes) was a

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

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that operated in the

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between 1984 and 1989.

History

Following the 1984 elections, MEPs from the

Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement ( it, Movimento Sociale Italiano, MSI) was a neo-fascist political party in Italy. A far-right party, it presented itself until the 1990s as the defender of Italian fascism's legacy, and later moved towards national ...

(MSI),

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National Political Union (EPEN) and French National Front were elected. They formed the first formally far-right

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in the Parliament. They were later joined by John Taylor of the

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. In the

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, the Ulster Unionist retired and his successor sat in a different group whilst the EPEN members lost their seats, and the new MEPs from the

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party The Republicans refused to ally themselves with the MSI due to disagreements over the status of South Tyrol. The Group collapsed and was succeeded by the

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Members

Sources

Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
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Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe (CVCE)
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Searchlight
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"Far right forms new group in European Parliament", Searchlight, February 2007
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Australian Nationalist Ideological, Historical, and Legal Archive: Theories Of The Right: A Collection Of Articles
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Who's who in EU's new far-right group
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Europe Politique
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European Parliament MEP Archives
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European Parliament profile of Jean-Marie Le Pen
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:European Right (1984-1989) Former European Parliament party groups Neo-fascist organizations Political parties established in 1984 1984 establishments in Europe Political parties disestablished in 1989 1989 disestablishments in Europe