Many national governments of the 27 member states of the EU are run by socialists and democrats, alone or in coalition with other political parties. Find out more about our leadership, the prime ministers, heads of state, and deputy prime ministers from the PES political family.
PES Leadership
Heads of state and government
Deputy prime ministers
Leaders of PES member parties

Andreas Babler
Leader of SPÖ Austria

Kornelia Ninova
Leader of BSP Bugaria.

Olivier Faure
Leader of Socialist Party France.

Elly Schlein
Leader of PD Italy

Nils Ušakovs
Leader of Saskana Latvia

Robert Fico
Leader of SMER Slovakia.

Georgi Anastasov
Leader of pBS Bulgaria

Kristrún Frostadóttir
Leader of Samfylkingin Iceland

Ion Sula
Leader of PSDE Moldova

Rasko Konjevic
Leader of SDP Montenegro and Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro.

Zoran Lutovac
Leader of DS Serbia.

Özgür Özel
Leader of CHP Turkey

Ihar Barysau
Leader of BSDP Belarus

Mikola Statkevich
Leader of Belarusian Social Democratic Party – People’s Assembly, Belarus

Nitzan Horowitz
Leader of Meretz Isreal.

Merav Micheli
Leader of Avoda Israel.

Jānis Dinevičs
Leader of LSDSP Latvia.

Driss Lachgar
Leader of USFP Morocco.

Mahmoud Abbas
Leader of Fatah.

Gerardo Giovagnoli
Leader of PSD San Marino.

Khalil Zaouia
Leader of ETTAKATOL Tunisia