The Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group (french: Groupe Socialiste, SOC) is a primarily
social-democratic
Social democracy is a Political philosophy, political, Social philosophy, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocati ...
political grouping in the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 46-nation international organisation dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
The Assembly is made up o ...
. It was known as the Socialist Group prior to August 2017.
The group has 163 members as of March 2018. Its chair is
Liliane Maury Pasquier
Liliane Maury Pasquier (born 16 December 1956) is a Swiss politician, member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, elected to the Swiss Council of States for the canton of Geneva in 2007, and is currently a member of a delegation that co ...
of the
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz; SP; rm, Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra) or Swiss Socialist Party (french: Parti socialiste suisse, it, Partito Socialista Svizzero; PS), is a polit ...
.
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, accessed 27 March 2018.
Socialist Group membership as of 2011
See also
* Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) is the political group in the European Parliament of the Party of European Socialists (PES). The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was officially founded as a Socialist ...
References
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External links
Official websitePage on the PACE website
Socialist organizations in Europe
Political groups in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe