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European People's Party
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<p>The European People's Party (EPP) is a <a href="/facts/European_political_party/rf3jaLp6">European political party</a> with <a href="/facts/Christian_democracy/If75WCac">Christian democratic</a>, <a href="/facts/Liberal_conservatism/LBHdAxvQ">liberal-conservative</a>, and <a href="/facts/Conservative/2XdCcPzq">conservative</a> member parties. A transnational organisation, it is composed of other political parties. Founded by primarily Christian-democratic parties in 1976, it has since broadened its membership to include <a href="/facts/Liberal_conservatism/LBHdAxvQ">liberal-conservative</a> parties and parties with other <a href="/facts/Centre-right_politics/t05mK4rv">centre-right</a> political perspectives. On 31 May 2022, the party elected as its President <a href="/facts/Manfred_Weber/kuVU24tj">Manfred Weber</a>, who was also EPP's <i><a href="/facts/Spitzenkandidat/b6H0Yf26">Spitzenkandidat</a></i> in 2019. </p><p>The EPP has been the largest party in the <a href="/facts/European_Parliament/H9WLUd1r">European Parliament</a> since 1999 and in the <a href="/facts/European_Council/QLJLlbkt">European Council</a> since 2002. It is also the largest party in the current <a href="/facts/European_Commission/Cc5JgbEI">European Commission</a>. The <a href="/facts/President_of_the_European_Commission/b6H0Yf26">President of the European Commission</a> <a href="/facts/Ursula_von_der_Leyen/h0Q8RqDF">Ursula von der Leyen</a> and the <a href="/facts/President_of_the_European_Parliament/QDs3D0Jn">President of the European Parliament</a> <a href="/facts/Roberta_Metsola/2ohbxnRM">Roberta Metsola</a> are from the EPP. Many of the <a href="/facts/Founding_fathers_of_the_European_Union/Cd5QbAtR">founding fathers of the European Union</a> were also from parties that later formed the EPP. </p><p>The EPP includes major centre-right parties such as the <a href="/facts/CDU/CSU/e75o7Dyj">CDU/CSU</a> of Germany, <a href="/facts/The_Republicans_(France)/IWPnTQr6">The Republicans</a> of France, the <a href="/facts/People%27s_Party_(Spain)/FwluwJFK">People's Party</a> (PP) of Spain, <a href="/facts/Forza_Italia_(2013)/Tl5n75Jq">Forza Italia</a> of Italy, <a href="/facts/Austrian_People%27s_Party/CB4XI01k">ÖVP</a> of Austria, <a href="/facts/Croatian_Democratic_Union/txdRqvF0">HDZ</a> of Croatia, <a href="/facts/National_Liberal_Party_(Romania)/NbIc7ro6">PNL</a> of Romania, <a href="/facts/Fine_Gael/kBBAYeAx">Fine Gael</a> of Ireland, <a href="/facts/National_Coalition_Party/L7RHyP2x">National Coalition Party</a> of Finland, <a href="/facts/New_Democracy_(Greece)/3J1zAGrc">New Democracy</a> of Greece, the <a href="/facts/Moderate_Party_(Sweden)/n2Vs4rXl">Moderates</a> of Sweden, the <a href="/facts/Civic_Platform/0zCY1tYC">Civic Platform</a> of Poland, the <a href="/facts/Social_Democratic_Party_(Portugal)/Yym9rbgp">Social Democratic Party</a> of Portugal and the <a href="/facts/Citizens_for_European_Development_of_Bulgaria/7dFCUk8f">Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria</a>. </p>