Four of the Five Biggest EU Countries Have No Top Tier Party

Germany has two parties in Tier 1: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, 4th of 203 with a score of 89, and the SPD, 23rd with 85. The other four of the EU’s five most populous countries have none.

Spain comes closest, with Sumar at 81 (56th), followed by Italy‘s PD at 80 (65th). Poland‘s best-ranked entry is Trzecia Droga at 79, an alliance that has since dissolved, with Lewica and KO at 78. France‘s best is EELV, 91st with 74, so no French party reaches Tier 2.

Across the EU, ten countries have no party in Tier 1: Bulgaria, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. In three of them, France, Greece and Ireland, no party reaches Tier 2 either.

At the other end, Luxembourg has the highest average party score in the league, 78.9, followed by Finland at 76.1.

Political Party League · Countries

The five biggest EU countries

Every rated party in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Poland. Only Germany has dots in the Tier 1 band.

Tier 1, 85+Tier 2, 75–84Tier 3, 60–74Tier 4, 45–59Tier 5, under 45Country average

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