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Andorra
Partit Socialdemòcrata
Social Democratic Party
www.psa.ad
Party Leader:
Francesc Casals Pantebre
Last general elections:
Date: 24 April 2005
Results: 38.7 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
M.I. Sr. Jaume Bartumeu Cassany
Austria
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
Social Democratic Party of Austria
www.spoe.at
Party Leader:
Werner Faymann
Last general elections:
Date: 28 September 2008
Results: 29.7 %
Status of the Party: In power (coalition with ÖVP)
Prime Minister: Werner Faymann
National Parliament
Head of group:
Josef Cap
Contact details:
Belgium
Parti Socialiste
Socialist Party
www.ps.be
Party Leader:
Elio Di Rupo
Last general elections:
Date: 10 June 2007
Results: 10.86 %
Status of the Party:
National Parliament
Head of group:
Philippe Mahoux, Senate
Thierry Giet,
Chamber of Representatives
Sociaal Progressief Alternatief
Social Progressive Alternative
www.s-p-a.be
Party Leader:
Caroline Gennez
Last general elections:
Date: 10 June 2007
Results: 10.26 %
Status of the Party:
National Parliament
Head of group:
Peter Vanvelthoven
Contact details:
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine
Social-democratic Party, Bosnia and Herzegovina
http://www.sdp-bih.org.ba
Party Leader:
Zlatko Lagumdžija
Last general elections:
Date: 1st October 2006
Results: 10.15 %
Status of the Party:
National Parliament
Head of group:
Jozo Krizanovic
Contact details:
Bulgaria
Bulgarski Socialdemocrati
Bulgarian Socialdemocrats
http://www.pbs-d.bg/
Party Leader:
Georgi Anastasov
Last general elections:
Date: 25 June 2005
Results: 34.17% (Coalition for Bulgaria)
Status of the Party: In power (Coalition for Bulgaria)
Bulgarska Sotsialisticheska Partiya
Bulgarian Socialist Party
www.bsp.bg
Party Leader:
Sergei Stanishev
Last general elections:
Date: 25 June 2005
Results: 34.17% (Coalition for Bulgaria)
Status of the Party: In power (Coalition for Bulgaria)
Prime Minister: Sergei Stanishev
National Parliament
Head of group:
Mihail Mikov
Croatia
Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske
Social Democratic Party
www.sdp.hr
Party Leader:
Zoran Milanovic
Last general elections:
Date: 27 November 2007
Results: 31.2 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Cyprus
Kinima Sosialdimokraton
Movement of Socialdemocrats EDEK
www.edek.org.cy
Party Leader:
Yiannakis L. Omirou
Last general elections:
Date: 21 May 2006
Results: 8.9 %
Status of the Party: Coalition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Yiannakis L. Omirou
Czech Republic
Česká strana sociálně demokratická
Czech Social Democratic
www.cssd.cz
Party Leader:
Jiri Paroubek
Last general elections:
Date: 2 and 3 June 2006
Results: 32.32 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Jan Rakušan - Senate
www.janrakusan.cz
Michal Kraus - Chamber of Deputies
Denmark
Socialdemokraterne
Danish Social Democratic Party
www.socialdemokraterne.dk
Party Leader:
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Last general elections:
Date: 13 November 2007
Results: 25.5 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Parliamentarian Leader
Carsten Hansen
Estonia
Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond
Estonian Social Democratic Party
www.sotsdem.ee
Party Leader:
Ivari Padar
Last general elections:
Date: 4 March 2007
Results: 10.6 %
Status of the Party: Coalition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Mr Eiki Nestor
Finland
Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue
Social Democratic Party of Finland
www.sosialidemokraatit.fi
Party Leader:
Jutta Urpilainen
Last general elections:
Date: 18 March 2007
Results: 21.4 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Tarja Filatov
France
Parti Socialiste
Socialist Party
www.parti-socialiste.fr
Party Leader:
François Hollande
Last general elections:
Date: 17 June 2007
Results: 32.2 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Jean-Marc Ayrault
Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social Democratic Party of Germany
www.spd.de
Party Leader:
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Last general elections:
Date: 18 September 2005
Results: 34.3 %
Status of the Party: Coalition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Peter Struck
Greece
Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima
Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement
www.pasok.gr
Party Leader:
George A. Papandreou
Last general elections:
Date: 16 September 2007
Results: 38.1 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Charalambos Kastanidis
Hungary
Magyarorszagi Szocialdemokrata Párt
Hungarian Social Democratic Party
www.mszdp.hu
Party Leader:
Dr. László Kapolyi
Last general elections:
Date: 9 and 23 April 2006
Results: MSZDP didn't run for the elections
Status of the Party: MSZDP didn't run for the elections
National Parliament
Head of group:
Dr. László Kapolyi
Magyar Szocialista Párt
Hungarian Socialist Party
www.mszp.hu
Party Leader:
Ferenc Gyurcsany
Last general elections:
Date: 9 and 23 April 2006
Results: 54.40 %
Status of the Party: In power (junior coalition with SZDSZ)
Prime Minister: Ferenc Gyurcsany
National Parliament
Head of group:
Mrs. Ildiko Lendvai
Iceland
Samfylkingin
Social Democratic Alliance of Iceland
www.samfylking.is
Party Leader:
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir
Last general elections:
Date: 12 May 2007
Results: 26.8 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Mrs. Margrét Frímannsdóttir
Ireland
Labour Party
www.labour.ie
Party Leader:
Eamon Gilmore
Last general elections:
Date: 24 May 2007
Results: 12 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Eamon Gilmore TD
Israel
Mifleget ha-'Avodah ha-Yi'sre'elit, Avodah
Israel Labour Party
www.aavoda.co.il
Party Leader:
Ehud Barak
Last general elections:
Date: 28 March 2006
Results: 15.8%
Status of the Party: Coalition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Eitan Cabel, MK.
Meretz-Yachad
www.yachadparty.org.il
Party Leader:
Yossi Beilin
Last general elections:
Date: 28 March 2006
Results: 4.1%
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Zehava Gal - On
Italy
Democratici Di Sinistra
Democratic Left
www.dsonline.it
Party Leader:
Piero Fassino
Last general elections:
Date: 13 and 14 April 2008
Results: 37.6%
Status of the Party: Opposition (Veltroni's coalition)
National Parliament
Head of group:
Senato: Anna Finocchiaro
Camera dei Deputati: Antonello Soro
Partito Socialista -
Socialist Party
www.partitosocialista.it
Party Leader:
Riccardo Nencini
Last general elections:
Date: 13 and 14 April 2008
Results: 0.9%
Status of the Party: Opposition
Latvia
Latvijas Socialdemokratiska Strandnieku Partija
Latvian Social Democratic Workers’ Party
www.lsdsp.lv
Party Leader:
Jānis Dinevičs
Last general elections:
Date: 7 October 2006
Results: 3.5 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Janis Urbanovics
Lithuania
Lietuvos Socialdemokratu Partija
Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
www.lsdp.lt
Party Leader:
Gediminas Kirkilas
Last general elections:
Date: 12 October 2008
Results: 26 seats in the Parliament
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Irena Šiaulienė
Luxembourg
Lëtzebuerger sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei (LSAP)
Luxembourgian Socialist Workers' Party
www.lsap.lu
Party Leader:
Alex Bodry
Last general elections:
Date: 13 june 2004
Results: 23.37 %
Status of the Party: Coalition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Ben Fayot
FYR Macedonia
Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija
Socialdemocratic Union of Macedonia
www.sdsm.org.mk
Party Leader:
Zoran Zaev
Last general elections:
Date: 1 June 2008
Results: 23.64 %
Status of the Party: In opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Jani Makraduli, M.A.
www.sobranie.mk/en/
Malta
Partit Laburista
Labour Party
www.mlp.org.mt
Party Leader:
Joseph Muscat
Last general elections:
Date: 8 March 2008
Results: 48.79%
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Joseph Muscat
Netherlands
Partij Van De Arbeid
Dutch Labour Party
www.pvda.nl
Party Leader:
Wouter Bos
Last general elections:
Date: 22 November 2006
Results: 21.2 %
Status of the Party: Coalition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Jacques Tichelaar
Norway
Det Norske Arbeiderparti
Norwegian Labour Party
www.dna.no
Party Leader:
Jens Stoltenberg
Last general elections:
Date: 12 September 2005
Results: 32.7 %
Status of the Party: In power
National Parliament
Head of group:
Hill-Marta Solberg
Poland
Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej
Democratic Left Alliance
www.sld.org.pl
Party Leader:
Grzegorz Napieralski
Last general elections:
Date: 21 October 2007
Results: 13.1 % (Lewica i Demokraci coalition)
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Wojciech Olejniczak
Unia Pracy
Union of Labour
www.uniapracy.org.pl
Party Leader:
Waldemar Witkowski
Last general elections:
Date: 21 October 2007
Results: 13.1 % (Lewica i Demokraci coalition)
Status of the Party: Opposition
Portugal
Partido Socialista
Socialist Party
www.ps.pt
Party Leader:
José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa
Last general elections:
Date: 20 February 2005
Results: 45.03 %
Status of the Party: In power
Prime Minister: José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa
National Parliament
Head of group:
Alberto Martins
Romania
Partidul Social Democrat
Social Democratic Party
www.psd.ro
Party Leader:
Mircea Dan Geoana
Last general elections:
Date: 28 November and 12 December 2004
Results: National Union PSD+PUR 36.6 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Mr. Viorel Hrebenciuc
Serbia
Demokratska stranka
Democratic Party
www.ds.org.yu
Party Leader:
Boris Tadic
Last general elections:
Date: 11 May 2008
Results: 39 %
Status of the Party:
President: Boris Tadic
National Parliament
Head of group:
Dusan Petrovic
pg.ds@parlament.sr.gov.yu
Slovak Republic
SMER - Sociálna demokracia
Socialdemocracy
www.strana-smer.sk
Party Leader:
Robert Fico
Last general elections:
Date: 17 June 2006
Results: 29.14 %
Status of the Party: In power
Prime minister: Robert Fico
National Parliament
Head of group:
Miroslav Ćíž
Slovenia
Socialni Demokrati
Social Democrats
www.socialnidemokrati.si/
Party Leader:
Borut Pahor
Last general elections:
Date: 21 September 2008
Results: 30.5 %
Status of the Party: In power (coalition)
Prime Minister: Borut Pahor
National Parliament
Head of group:
Miran Potrc
Spain
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
www.psoe.es
Party Leader:
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Last general elections:
Date: 9 March 2008
Results: 43.64%
Status of the Party: In power
Prime Minister: José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
National Parliament
Head of group:
Diego López Garrido
Sweden
Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetareparti
The Swedish Social Democratic Party
www.socialdemokraterna.se
Party Leader:
Mona Sahlin
Last general elections:
Date: 18 September 2006
Results: 35.4 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Britt Bohlin Olsson
Switzerland
Parti Socialiste Suisse
Social-Democratic Party of Switzerland
www.pssuisse.ch
Party Leader:
Christian Levrat
Last general elections:
Date: 21 October 2007
Results: 19.5 %
Status of the Party: Coalition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Hildegard Fässler-Osterwalder, President of the Social Democratic Group
Turkey
Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi
Republican People's Party
www.chp.org.tr
Party Leader:
Deniz Baykal
Last general elections:
Date: 3 November 2002
Results: 19.4 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
Demokratik Toplum Partisi
Democratic Society Party
www.dtpgm.org.tr
Party Leader:
Ahmet Türk
Last general elections:
Date: 3 November 2002
Results: DTP didn't exist yet, but as successor of DEHAP, it won 6.2% of the votes
Status of the Party: Opposition
United Kingdom
Labour Party
www.labour.org.uk
Party Leader:
Gordon Brown
Last general elections:
Date: 5 May 2005
Results: 55.2 %
Status of the Party: In power
Prime Minister: Gordon Brown
National Parliament
Head of group:
Tony Lloyd
Social Democratic and Labour Party
www.sdlp.ie
Party Leader:
Mark Durkan
Last general elections:
Date: 5 May 2005
Results: 6.75 %
Status of the Party: Opposition
National Parliament
Head of group:
Mark Durkan
Alban Maginness (Chairperson of the parliamentary Assembly group)
