Political groups of the European Parliament
Liberals/centrists

Political groups of the European Parliament

Section Title: Liberals/centrists
Table Section Text: None

Group name	English abbr.	French abbr.	Formal European Parliament name	From	To

Liberal Group	L	n/a	Group of Liberals and Allies	23 June 1953	1976

Liberal and Democratic Group	LD	n/a	Liberal and Democratic Group	1976	13 December 1985

Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group	LDR	n/a	Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group	13 December 1985	19 July 1994

European Liberal Democratic and Reform Party	ELDR	n/a	Group of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party	19 July 1994	20 July 2004

European Radical Alliance	ERA	ARE	Group of the European Radical Alliance	1994	1999

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe	ALDE	ADLE	Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe	20 July 2004	present

Sentence(s)

The Liberal Group was founded on 23 June 1953 under the name of the "Group of Liberals and Allies".

final_sentence: The Liberal Group was founded on 23 June 1953 under the name of the "Group of Liberals and Allies".