This Is How European Parliament Adopted Its Resolution On Algeria

The much-controversial resolution issued by the European Parliament on Algeria raises questions about the power of the left-wing bloc’s influence within the commission in terms of participation, protest and draft decisions.

The Confederate Bloc of the United European Left ranks seventh out of a total of eight political blocs in Parliament, but it has a strong presence in proposing draft resolutions, protest regulations, interventions and organizing events, although it ranks seventh in the ranking of European Parliament blocs in terms of the number of members.

Observers of European Union affairs believe that leftists in the European Parliament rely heavily on proposing draft decisions and resolutions related to Algeria on the left-wing parties in Algeria belonging to the Socialist International (the World Federation of Socialist and Social Democratic Parties and Organizations).

They consider these parties to be the “real eye” through which the European Parliament monitors what is happening in Algeria.

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There are currently eight of these groups. The European People’s Party, which is mostly made up of Christian-democratic, conservative and liberal-conservative politicians, controls 187 seats, followed by the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats bloc with 146 members, the Renewal Europe Bloc with 98 members, the Identity and Democracy Bloc with 96 members and the Greens / The Free European Alliance has 68 members, the European Conservatives and Reformists bloc with 62 members, the Confederation Bloc of the European United Left – Northern Green Left with 39 members, in addition to 29 non-affiliated members of any bloc.

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