Party Positions in the EP -- p20
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Party |
abbreviation | |||||||
|
Policy dimension |
| |
GUE |
Verts |
PES |
ELDR |
EPP |
UEN |
EDD |
Divergence |
|
-J__ | |||||||||
|
----------------------- |
+- |
----------- | |||||||
|
Left-Right |
| |
3.6 |
5.1 |
7.4 |
11.8 |
12.6 |
16.5 |
17.1 |
3.8 |
|
| |
0.51 |
0.36 |
0.30 |
0.43 |
0.39 |
0.58 |
0.49 | ||
|
| |
2.4 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.1 | ||
|
| |
23 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
19 |
18 | ||
|
-J__ | |||||||||
|
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+- |
----------- | |||||||
|
Taxes v. Spending |
| |
4.9 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
13.1 |
13.4 |
13.9 |
14.1 |
4.0 |
|
| |
1.01 |
0.72 |
0.35 |
0.73 |
0.60 |
1.06 |
1.28 | ||
|
| |
4.4 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
5.1 | ||
|
| I |
19 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
16 | ||
|
EU: Authority |
| |
9.5 |
7.3 |
6.3 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
17.7 |
18.9 |
3.0 |
|
| |
0.82 |
1.00 |
0.54 |
0.64 |
0.63 |
0.50 |
0.32 | ||
|
| |
3.8 |
4.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
1.4 | ||
|
| I |
22 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
20 | ||
|
EU Federalism |
| |
10.8 |
8.4 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
16.6 |
18.9 |
3.0 |
|
| |
1.07 |
0.99 |
0.72 |
0.85 |
1.04 |
1.13 |
0.56 | ||
|
| |
4.7 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
2.4 | ||
|
| I |
19 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
19 | ||
|
Deregulation |
| |
4.0 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
14.2 |
13.5 |
13.0 |
14.6 |
3.8 |
|
| |
0.62 |
0.82 |
0.43 |
0.89 |
0.50 |
1.04 |
1.02 | ||
|
| |
2.9 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
3.9 | ||
|
| I |
22 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
15 |
15 | ||
|
EU Collective Security |
| |
12.2 |
11.2 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
16.8 |
18.5 |
3.6 |
|
| |
0.92 |
1.12 |
0.46 |
0.64 |
0.77 |
0.83 |
0.50 | ||
|
| |
3.9 |
4.9 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
2.3 | ||
|
| I |
18 |
19 |
24 |
23 |
24 |
22 |
21 | ||
|
Immigration |
| |
6.1 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
12.0 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
3.4 |
|
| |
0.75 |
1.22 |
0.63 |
0.73 |
0.70 |
0.50 |
0.40 | ||
|
| |
3.1 |
5.3 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
1.7 | ||
|
| I |
17 |
19 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
19 |
17 | ||
|
Environment |
| |
6.9 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
10.9 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
12.9 |
2.8 |
|
| |
0.89 |
0.83 |
0.50 |
0.96 |
0.55 |
0.82 |
0.91 | ||
|
| |
4.2 |
3.9 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.8 | ||
|
| I |
22 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
17 |
18 | ||
|
Social |
| |
4.3 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
13.9 |
15.1 |
15.1 |
4.9 |
|
| |
0.45 |
1.05 |
0.41 |
0.40 |
0.58 |
0.76 |
0.90 | ||
|
| |
2.0 |
4.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
3.5 | ||
|
| |
20 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
17 |
15 | ||
Table 2. Policy Positions of European Party Groups
Note: Mean, Std. Error, Std. Deviation, N. Dimensions following Left-Right are ranked by
importance as per Table 3 below. Divergence is the weighted standard error of mean party
positions on each issue.