PES Members

Albania

Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë

Socialist Party – PSS

www.ps.al

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Edi Rama

Last general elections date: 28/06/2009

Last general elections results: 45.34%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:

Andorra

Partit Socialdemòcrata

Social Democratic Party

www.psa.ad

Type: Observer

Party Leader: Francesc Casals Pantebre

Last general elections date: 26/04/2009

Last general elections results: 45.30%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
M.I. Sr. Jaume Bartumeu Cassany

Email address:
consell_generalparlament [dot] ad

Austria

Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs

Social Democratic Party of Austria

www.spoe.at

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Werner Faymann

Last general elections date: 28/09/2008

Last general elections results: 29.70%

National Parliament head of group:
Josef Cap

Email address:
josef [dot] capspoe [dot] at

Belgium

Parti Socialiste

Socialist Party

www.ps.be

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Elio Di Rupo

Last general elections date: 10/06/2007

Last general elections results: 10.86%

Status of the Party: Coalition

National Parliament head of group:
Philippe Mahoux, Senate
Thierry Giet, Chamber of Representatives

Email address:
thierry [dot] gietlaChambre [dot] be
Sociaal Progressief Alternatief

Social Progressive Alternative

www.s-p-a.be

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Caroline Gennez

Last general elections date: 10/06/2007

Last general elections results: 10.26%

Status of the Party: Coalition

National Parliament head of group:
Bruno Tobback

Email address:
bruno [dot] tobbackdekamer [dot] be

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Socijaldemokratska Partija Bosne i Hercegovine

Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SDP

www.sdp-bih.org.ba

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Zlatko Lagumdzija

Last general elections date: 01/10/2006

Last general elections results: 10.15%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Jozo Krizanovic

Email address:
jozo [dot] krizanoviparliament [dot] ba

Bulgaria

Bulgarski Socialdemocrati

Bulgarian Socialdemocrats

www.pbs-d.bg

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Georgi Anastasov

Last general elections date: 05/07/2009

Last general elections results: 17.72%

Status of the Party: Opposition (Coalition for Bulgaria)

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:
Bulgarska Sotsialisticheska Partiya

Bulgarian Socialist Party

www.bsp.bg

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Sergei Stanishev

Last general elections date: 05/07/2009

Last general elections results: 17.72%

Status of the Party: Opposition (Coalition for Bulgaria)

National Parliament head of group:
Sergei Stanishev

Email address:
foreignbsp [dot] bg

Croatia

Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske

Social Democratic Party

www.sdp.hr

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Zoran Milanovic

Last general elections date: 27/11/2007

Last general elections results: 31.20%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:
klubsdpsabor [dot] hr

Cyprus

Kinima Sosialdimokraton

Movement of Socialdemocrats EDEK

www.edek.org.cy

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Yiannakis L. Omirou

Last general elections date: 21/05/2006

Last general elections results: 8.90%

Status of the Party: Coalition

National Parliament head of group:
Yiannakis L. Omirou

Email address:
yomirouparliament [dot] cy
Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi

Republican Turkish Party - CTP

www.ctp-bg.com/

Type: Observer

Party Leader: Ferdi Sabit Soyer

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:

Czech Republic

Ceská strana sociálne demokratická

Czech Social Democratic Party

www.cssd.cz

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Jiri Paroubek

Last general elections date: 03/06/2006

Last general elections results: 32.32%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Petr Vícha- Senate
Miroslav Sobotka - Chamber of Deputies

Email address:
vichapsenat [dot] cz
sobotkapsp [dot] cz

Denmark

Socialdemokraterne

Danish Social Democratic Party

www.socialdemokraterne.dk

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Last general elections date: 13/11/2007

Last general elections results: 25.50%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Parliamentarian Leader
Carsten Hansen

Email address:
carsten [dot] hansenft [dot] dk

Estonia

Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond

Estonian Social Democratic Party

www.sotsdem.ee

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Juri Pihl

Last general elections date: 04/03/2007

Last general elections results: 10.60%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Mr Eiki Nestor

Email address:
eiki [dot] nestorriigikogu [dot] ee

Finland

Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue

Social Democratic Party of Finland

www.sosialidemokraatit.fi

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Jutta Urpilainen

Last general elections date: 18/03/2007

Last general elections results: 21.40%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Tarja Filatov

Email address:
tarja [dot] filatovparlement [dot] fi

France

Parti Socialiste

Socialist Party

www.parti-socialiste.fr

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Martine Aubry

Last general elections date: 17/06/2007

Last general elections results: 32.20%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Jean-Marc Ayrault

Email address:
jmayraultassemblee-nationale [dot] fr

Germany

Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

Social Democratic Party of Germany

www.spd.de

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Sigmar Gabriel

Last general elections date: 27/09/2009

Last general elections results: 23.00%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Email address:
frank-walter [dot] steinmeierbundestag [dot] de

Greece

Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima

Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement

www.pasok.gr

Type: Full member

Party Leader: George A. Papandreou

Last general elections date: 04/10/2009

Last general elections results: 43.00%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
Christos Papoutsis

Email address:
papoutsiotenet [dot] gr

Hungary

Magyarorszagi Szocialdemokrata Párt

Hungarian Social Democratic Party (MSZDP)

www.mszdp.hu

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Lazlo Kapolyi

Last general elections date: 23/04/2006

Status of the Party: MSZDP didn't run for the elections

National Parliament head of group:
Dr. László Kapolyi

Email address:
systemsystem [dot] hu
Magyar Szocialista Párt

Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)

http://mszp.hu/

Type: Full member

Party Leader:

Last general elections date: 23/04/2006

Last general elections results: 54.40%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
Attila Mesterházy

Email address:
attila [dot] mesterhazyparlament [dot] hu

Iceland

Samfylkingin

Social Democratic Alliance of Iceland

www.samfylking.is

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Last general elections date: 25/04/2009

Last general elections results: 29.79%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
Björgvin G. Sigurðsson

Email address:
bgsalthingi [dot] is

Ireland

Labour Party

Labour Party

www.labour.ie

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Eamon Gilmore

Last general elections date: 24/05/2007

Last general elections results: 12.00%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Eamon Gilmore TD

Email address:
eamon [dot] gilmoreoir [dot] ie

Israel

Mifleget ha-'Avodah ha-Yi'sre'elit, Avodah

Israel Labour Party

www.havoda.org.il

Type: Observer

Party Leader: Ehud Barak

Last general elections date: 10/02/2009

Last general elections results: 13.00%

National Parliament head of group:
Eitan Cabel, MK.

Email address:
acabelknesset [dot] gov
Meretz-Yachad

Meretz-Yachad

www.newmeretz.org.il

Type: Observer

Party Leader: Haim Oron

Last general elections date: 10/02/2009

Last general elections results: 3.00%

National Parliament head of group:
Zehava Gal - On

Email address:
zgalonknesset [dot] gov

Italy

Democratici Di Sinistra

Democratic Left

www.dsonline.it

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Piero Fassino

Last general elections date: 14/04/2008

Last general elections results: 37.60%

Status of the Party: Opposition (Veltroni's coalition)

National Parliament head of group:
Senato: Anna Finocchiaro
Camera dei Deputati: Antonello Soro

Email address:
finocchiaro_aposta [dot] senato
soro_acamera [dot] it
Partito Socialista

Socialist Party

www.partitosocialista.it

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Riccardo Nencini

Last general elections date: 14/04/2008

Last general elections results: 0.90%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:

Latvia

Latvijas Socialdemokratiska Strandnieku Partija

Latvian Social Democratic Workers’ Party

www.lsdsp.lv

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Janis Dinevics

Last general elections date: 07/10/2006

Last general elections results: 3.50%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Janis Urbanovics

Email address:
janis [dot] urbanovicssaeima [dot] lv

Lithuania

Lietuvos Socialdemokratu Partija

Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

www.lsdp.lt

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Algirdas Butkevicius

Last general elections date: 12/10/2008

Status of the Party: Opposition 26 seats in the Parliament

National Parliament head of group:
Algirdas Butkevičius

Email address:
Algirdas [dot] Butkeviciuslrs [dot] lt

Luxembourg

Lëtzebuerger sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei (LSAP)

Luxembourgian Socialist Workers' Party

www.lsap.lu

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Alex Bodry

Last general elections date: 07/06/2009

National Parliament head of group:
Lucien Lux

Email address:
lluxchd [dot] lu

FYR Macedonia

Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija

Socialdemocratic Union of Macedonia

www.sdsm.org.mk

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Zoran Zaev

Last general elections date: 01/06/2008

Last general elections results: 23.64%

Status of the Party: In opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Jani Makraduli, M.A.

Email address:

Malta

Partit Laburista

Labour Party

www.mlp.org.mt

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Joseph Muscat

Last general elections date: 08/03/2008

Last general elections results: 48.79%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Joseph Muscat

Email address:
josephjosephmuscat [dot] com

San Marino

Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici (PSD)

Party of the Socialists and Democrats

www.psd.sm

Type: Observer

Party Leader: Gerardo Giovagnoli

Last general elections date: 09/11/2008

Last general elections results: 31.96%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Claudio Felici

Email address:
cfpresidentegruppopsd [dot] sm

Montenegro

Demokratska Partija Socijalista Crne Gore

Democratic Party of Socialists – DPS

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Milo Dukanovic

Last general elections date: 29/03/2009

Last general elections results: 51.94%

Status of the Party: In power (in coalition with SDP)

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:
Socijaldemokratska Partija Crne Gore

Social Democratic Party – SDP

www.sdp.co.me/

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Ranko Krivokapic

Last general elections date: 29/03/2009

Last general elections results: 51.94%

Status of the Party: In power (coalition with DPS)

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:

Netherlands

Partij Van De Arbeid

Dutch Labour Party

www.pvda.nl

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Wouter Bos

Last general elections date: 22/10/2006

Last general elections results: 21.20%

Status of the Party: Coalition

National Parliament head of group:
Mariëtte Hamer

Email address:
M [dot] Hamertweedekamer [dot] nl

Norway

Det Norske Arbeiderparti

Norwegian Labour Party

www.dna.no

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Jens Stoltenberg

Last general elections date: 14/09/2009

Last general elections results: 35.40%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
Helga Pedersen

Email address:
helga [dot] pedersenstortinget [dot] no

Poland

Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej

Democratic Left Alliance

www.sld.org.pl

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Grzegorz Napieralski

Last general elections date: 21/10/2007

Last general elections results: 13.10%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Grzegorz Napieralski

Email address:
Grzegorz [dot] Napieralskisejm [dot] pl
Unia Pracy

Union of Labour

www.uniapracy.org.pl

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Waldemar Witkowski

Last general elections date: 21/10/2007

Last general elections results: 13.10%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:

Portugal

Partido Socialista

Socialist Party

www.ps.pt

Type: Full member

Party Leader: José Sócrates

Last general elections date: 27/09/2009

Last general elections results: 36.56%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
Franciso de Assis

Email address:

Romania

Partidul Social Democrat

Social Democratic Party

www.psd.ro

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Victor Ponta

Last general elections date: 30/11/2008

Last general elections results: 33.09%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Mr. Viorel Hrebenciuc

Email address:
viorelhcdep [dot] ro

Serbia

Demokratska stranka

Democratic Party

www.ds.org.rs/

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Boris Tadic

Last general elections date: 11/05/2008

Last general elections results: 39.00%

National Parliament head of group:
Dusan Petrovic

Email address:
pg [dot] dsparlament [dot] sr [dot] gov [dot] yu

Slovak Republic

SMER - Sociálna demokracia

Socialdemocracy

www.strana-smer.sk

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Robert Fico

Last general elections date: 17/06/2006

Last general elections results: 29.14%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
Miroslav Cíž

Email address:
miroslav_ciznrsr [dot] sk

Slovenia

Socialni Demokrati

Social Democrats

www.socialnidemokrati.si/

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Borut Pahor

Last general elections date: 21/09/2008

Last general elections results: 30.50%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
Bojan Kontic

Email address:
bojan [dot] konticdz [dot] rs [dot] si

Spain

Partido Socialista Obrero Español

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

www.psoe.es

Type: Full member

Party Leader: José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Last general elections date: 09/03/2008

Last general elections results: 43.64%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
José Antonio Alonso

Email address:

Sweden

Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetareparti

The Swedish Social Democratic Party

www.socialdemokraterna.se

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Mona Sahlin

Last general elections date: 18/09/2006

Last general elections results: 35.40%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Sven-Erik Österberg

Email address:
sven-erik [dot] osterbergriksdagen [dot] se

Switzerland

Parti Socialiste Suisse

Social-Democratic Party of Switzerland

www.pssuisse.ch

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Christian Levrat

Last general elections date: 21/10/2007

Last general elections results: 19.50%

Status of the Party: Coalition

National Parliament head of group:
Hildegard Fässler-Osterwalder, President of the Social Democratic Group

Email address:
fraktionspschweiz [dot] ch

Turkey

Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi

Republican People's Party

www.chp.org.tr

Type: Associate

Party Leader: Deniz Baykal

Last general elections date: 22/07/2007

Last general elections results: 20.88%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:
Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi

Peace and Democracy Party

Type: Associate

Party Leader:

Last general elections date: 22/07/2007

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:

Email address:

United Kingdom

Labour Party

Labour Party

www.labour.org.uk

Type: Full member

Party Leader: Gordon Brown

Last general elections date: 05/05/2005

Last general elections results: 55.20%

Status of the Party: In power

National Parliament head of group:
Tony Lloyd

Email address:
contacttonylloydmp [dot] co
Social Democratic and Labour Party

Social Democratic and Labour Party

www.sdlp.ie

Type: Full member

Party Leader:

Last general elections date: 05/05/2005

Last general elections results: 6.75%

Status of the Party: Opposition

National Parliament head of group:
Mark Durkan
Alban Maginness (Chairperson of the parliamentary Assembly group)

Email address:

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