Who Governs Europe, and How Their Parties Score

Two of 25. That is how many parties holding a prime minister’s office in the EU reach Tier 1 of the Political Party League: Estonia’s Reform Party, 2nd of 203 with a score of 90, and Hungary’s Tisza, 22nd with 86.

We placed the party of each EU head of government, as of 3 October 2026, in our ranking of 203 parties. Of the 25 that are rated, ten sit in Tier 2, six in Tier 3 and six in Tier 4. One is in Tier 5: Slovakia’s SMER, 173rd with 43. The median prime ministerial party scores 73.

The table moves when governments change. Hungary‘s Fidesz, in office until May, ranks 201st with a score of 22; in this table it would finish last. In Slovenia the order changed the other way in June, when Gibanje Svoboda (37th, 84) handed the prime minister’s office to the SDS (164th, 50).

Three entries are in flux. Sweden’s Moderates lead a caretaker government after the September election, Romania’s PNL governs on an interim basis, and Latvia held its election on 3 October. Two countries are left out: Bulgaria, whose governing party, Progressive Bulgaria, is not yet rated, and Cyprus, where the head of government is a president with no party affiliation.

Political Party League · Governments

The prime ministers' parties, ranked

The party of each EU head of government as of 3 October 2026, with its score and rank among 203 parties.

Latvia's Andris Kulbergs is not a party member; he leads the United List (AS) ticket.

Not included: Bulgaria, where Progressive Bulgaria has governed since May 2026 and is not yet rated, and Cyprus, a presidential system whose president has no party affiliation.

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Heads of government as of 3 October 2026. Scores from the April 2026 refresh.Full ranking

The Political Party League scores parties, not governments. Coalition partners can rank well above or below the prime minister’s party; the country pages and the full party ranking show every party.