European Democrats in The European Parliament
| European Democrats European Parliament group |
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|---|---|
| Name | European Democrats |
| English abbr. | ED |
| French abbr. | DE |
| Formal name | European Democratic Group |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| From | 17 July 1979 |
| To | 1 May 1992 |
| Preceded by | European Conservative Group |
| Succeeded by | European People's Party–European Democrats |
| Chaired by | James Scott-Hopkins, Henry Plumb, Christopher Prout |
| MEP(s) | 64 (July 17, 1979) 50 (July 23, 1984) 34 (July 25, 1989) |
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