PARTIES AND ELECTIONS IN EUROPE is a comprehensive reference guide to the parliamentary elections and governments in the European countries since 1945, the elections to the European Parliament since 1979 and to all significant political parties in Europe. Listed are more than 700 parties. The guide includes basic data of these parties (founding years, political orientations, affiliations to parties at European level, European Parliament groups, political internationals and other transnational organisations, websites) and a chronological summary of their history (origins, predecessors, name changes, mergers and splits).
