European Right (1989–1994)

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Technical Group of the European Right
European Parliament group
NameTechnical Group of the European Right
English abbr.DR[1]
French abbr.n/a
Formal nameTechnical Group of the European Right[2][1][3]
IdeologyUltranationalism
Conservatism
Political positionFar-right
From25 July 1989[2]
To18 July 1994[2]
Preceded byGroup of the European Right
Succeeded bynone
Chaired byJean-Marie Le Pen[2]
MEP(s)17 (25 July 1989)[4]

The Technical Group of the European Right was a far-right political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994.

History[edit]

Following the 1989 elections, the previous far-right Group lost its Ulster Unionist[5] and Greek EPEN MEPs. The situation was further complicated when the perennial problem of the European far-right, its inability to form transnational alliances,[6] reasserted itself when MEPs from the German Republikaner party refused to ally themselves with the Italian MSI due to disagreements over the status of South Tyrol.[5][7] Eventually, the "Technical Group of the European Right" was formed from MEPs from the French Front National,[6] German Republikaner[5][6] and Belgian Vlaams Blok[5][6] parties.

In the 1994 elections, the Republikaners failed to reach the 5% cutoff point for German elections and lost all its MEPs. The Technical Group of the European Right no longer had enough MEPs to qualify as a Group[7] and its MEPs returned to the ranks of the independents.

Members[edit]

Country Name Ideology MEPs[4]
 France National Front FN Neo-fascism
Right-wing populism
10 / 518
 Germany The Republicans REP National conservatism
Right-wing populism
6 / 518
 Belgium Vlaams Blok VB Flemish nationalism
Right-wing populism
1 / 434

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