2. The Party of European Socialists
(PES) is a social-democratic European
political party; it consists of national-
level political parties mostly from
member states of the European Union
(EU), as well as non-EU states.
The member parties of the PES
themselves are members of Socialist
International.
The PES makes up the Progressive
Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
(S&D) in the European parliament; it
also functions in the Committee of the
Regions and the European Council.
Its current leader is Sergei Stanishev,
ex-PM of Bulgaria.
3. President: Sergei Stanishev (BG)
Parliament Leader: Martin Schulz (President)
(DE), Hannes Swoboda (Group Leader) (AT)
Founded: 1953 (Group), 1973 (Confederation), 1992
(Party)
Headquarters: Rue du Trône/Troonlaan 98, 1050
Brussels, Belgium
Youth wing: Young European Socialists
Women’s wing: PES Women
Ideology: Social democracy
Political position: Centre-left
International affiliation: Socialist International
European Parliament group: Progressive Alliance of
Socialists and Democrats
Colours: Red
European Parliament: 188/754
European Council (Heads of Government): 10/27
Council of the European Union (Participation in
Government): 17/27
National Upper House Seats: 592/2,273
National Lower House Seats: 1,725/7,124
4. Born in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR (now
Ukraine) on 5 May 1966.
Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party
since 2001; also the current leader of
Party of European Socialists, the
second-biggest party in the EP, since
2011.
Served as PM of Bulgaria from 2005-
2009.
5. Born Hehlrath (Eschweiler) on 20
December 1955.
Member of the Social Democratic Party
of Germany.
Member of the EP since 1994; has also
been President of the EP since 2012.
Was the leader of Progressive Alliance
of Socialists and Democrats in the EP
from 2004-2012; the group was known
as the Party of European Socialists
prior to 2009.
6. Born 10 November 1946 in Bad
Deutsch-Altenburg, Austria.
Member of the Social Democratic Party
of Austria; represents that party in the
EP, of which he has been a member
since 1996.
Also the President of the group of
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and
Democrats since 17 January 2012.
7. Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)
Socialist Party Different (SP.a)
Socialist Party, Belgium (PS)
Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)
Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)
Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK)
Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
Social Democrats, Denmark (SD)
Social Democratic Party, Estonia (SDE)
Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)
Socialist Party, France (PS)
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
Hungarian Social Democratic Party (MSZDP)
Labour Party, Ireland (Labour)
8. Italian Socialist Party (PSI)
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP)
Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP)
Labour Party, Malta (PL)
Labour Party, Netherlands (PvdA)
Labour Party, Norway (DNA)
Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)
Labor United (UP)
Socialist Party, Portugal (PS)
Social Democratic Party, Romania (PSD)
Direction – Social Democracy (Smer-SD)
Social Democrats, Slovenia (SD)
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP)
Labour Party, United Kingdom (Labour)
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
9. Socialist Party of Albania (PSS)
Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP)
Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats (PBS)
Social Democratic Alliance, Iceland (SDA)
Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM)
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS)
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro (SDP)
Democratic Party, Serbia (DS)
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP/PS)
Republican People’s Party, Turkey (CHP)
Peace and Democracy Party (BDP)
10. Social Democratic Party, Andorra (PS)
Israeli Labor Party ( )
Meretz
Social Democratic Party “Harmony” (SDPS)
Latvian Social Democratic Workers’ Party (LSDSP)
Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM)
Republican Turkish Party (CTP)
Fatah ( )
Party of Socialists and Democrats (PSD)
Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties (FDTL)
11. Party of European Socialists
and social democracy forever!