European Parliament: 2004-2009
Constitutive session

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Total of seats:

Seats
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats % of seats
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
268 36.61%
PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
200 27.32%
ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
88 12.02%
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
42 5.74%
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
41 5.60%
IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
37 5.05%
UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
27 3.69%
NI - Non-attached Members
29 3.96%
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats % of seats
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
268 36.61%
PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
200 27.32%
ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
88 12.02%
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
42 5.74%
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
41 5.60%
IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
37 5.05%
UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
27 3.69%
NI - Non-attached Members
29 3.96%

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament