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The President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament and First Vice-President of the PES Iratxe García Pérez congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of the European Commission moments after the result of the vote was announced.

Socialists and democrats will hold Commission President to progressive promises

The Party of European Socialists (PES) congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of the European Commission. As the largest progressive force…

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Leader of SDSM, Venko Filipce

PES congratulates the new leader of its member party in North Macedonia

The Party of European Socialists (PES) congratulates Venko Filipce, the newly elected leader of its associate member party in North Macedonia, SDSM (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia)….

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Pictured from left to right: Olivier Faure, leader of the PES member party Parti Socialist (PS France), Corinne Narassiguin, former socialist senator and now an MP from PS France, and Christophe Clergeau, MEP from PS France and a member of the PES Presidency

PES: Relief and hope after Marine Le Pen’s far right defeat in French parliamentary elections

On 7 July, France held crucial snap parliamentary elections. French voters clearly defeated Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National in the polls, against most predictions. With…

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UK Labour leader

PES congratulates Keir Starmer and the Labour Party on a stunning election victory

The Party of European Socialists (PES) today congratulated the UK Labour Party and its leader and prime-minister-elect Keir Starmer on their electoral landslide, putting an…

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File photo: new European Council President António Costa (left) and PES President Stefan Löfven at the PES Social Summit in Porto, Portugal, in May 2023

PES commends election of António Costa as President of the European Council, within a leadership agreement for a stable, democratic, pro-European EU

The Party of European Socialists (PES) welcomes the election of António Costa as President of the European Council, as a part of a broader agreement…

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Participants of the PES European Council preparation meeting, Brussels, Belgium

PES: EUCO must set stable, pro-European, path forward for the next mandate

Pro-European, pro-Green Social Deal, pro-democratic, and pro-Ukraine – this is the path that Europe must follow in the next mandate, heads of state and government,…

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