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This article describes the party affiliations of the leaders of each member-state represented in the European Council. The list below gives the political party that each head of government, or head of state, belongs to at the national level, as well as the European political alliance to which that national party belongs. The states are listed from most to least populous. More populous states have greater influence in the council, in accordance with the system of Qualified Majority Voting.
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Party | # | QMV | |
European People's Party | 13 | 191 | |
Party of European Socialists | 7 | 101 | |
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | 4 | 25 | |
Independent | 2 | 24 | |
Party of the European Left | 1 | 4 | |
Total | 27 | 345 |
The last changes to the list of leaders was on 25 November 2009,
when Yves Leterme
became the Prime Minister of Belgium.
^ AKEL holds only observer status with the Party of the European Left.
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 (EU25) | 2004 (EU15) | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999
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