S&D
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S&D is the centre-left political group in the European Parliament that brings together socialist, social-democratic, and progressive parties from across the European Union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| S&D canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S&D Context triple: [Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, abbreviation, S&D]
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A.
Smer-SD
Smer-SD is a major left-wing populist political party in Slovakia led by Robert Fico, known for its nationalist and socially conservative positions combined with welfare-state economic policies.
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B.
SDP–Liberal Alliance
The SDP–Liberal Alliance was a centrist political coalition in the United Kingdom during the 1980s that united the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party to contest elections together as an alternative to the Conservative and Labour parties.
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C.
Alba Party
Alba Party is a Scottish political party founded in 2021 by Alex Salmond that advocates for Scottish independence and positions itself as a pro-independence alternative to the Scottish National Party.
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D.
CDU
CDU is a Portuguese left-wing electoral coalition, primarily composed of the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens," that contests local and national elections.
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E.
Social-Demokraten
Social-Demokraten was a Swedish social democratic newspaper that served as an important organ for the labor movement and the Social Democratic Party in Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S&D Target entity description: S&D is the centre-left political group in the European Parliament that brings together socialist, social-democratic, and progressive parties from across the European Union.
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A.
Smer-SD
Smer-SD is a major left-wing populist political party in Slovakia led by Robert Fico, known for its nationalist and socially conservative positions combined with welfare-state economic policies.
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B.
SDP–Liberal Alliance
The SDP–Liberal Alliance was a centrist political coalition in the United Kingdom during the 1980s that united the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party to contest elections together as an alternative to the Conservative and Labour parties.
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C.
Alba Party
Alba Party is a Scottish political party founded in 2021 by Alex Salmond that advocates for Scottish independence and positions itself as a pro-independence alternative to the Scottish National Party.
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D.
CDU
CDU is a Portuguese left-wing electoral coalition, primarily composed of the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens," that contests local and national elections.
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E.
Social-Demokraten
Social-Demokraten was a Swedish social democratic newspaper that served as an important organ for the labor movement and the Social Democratic Party in Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary group
ⓘ
political group in the European Parliament ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Party of European Socialists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Progressive Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| fullName | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
defend workers’ rights in the European Union
ⓘ
promote social justice in the European Union ⓘ promote sustainable development in the European Union ⓘ strengthen European integration ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ other official EU languages ⓘ |
| hasMemberParty |
Bulgarian Socialist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labour Party (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ PASOK – Movement for Change NERFINISHED ⓘ Parti socialiste (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ Partia Laburiste (Malta) NERFINISHED ⓘ Partia e Lirisë (Albania, observer/associate in PES family) NERFINISHED ⓘ Partia e Punës e Kosovës / LDK-type social-democratic affiliates (associate via PES family) ⓘ Partido Socialista (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ Partido Socialista Obrero Español NERFINISHED ⓘ Partidul Social Democrat (Romania) NERFINISHED ⓘ Partij van de Arbeid (Netherlands) NERFINISHED ⓘ Partito Democratico (Italy) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryGroupCode | S&D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
democratic socialism
ⓘ
pro-Europeanism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| isOneOfLargestGroupsIn | European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn | European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Party of European Socialists group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Socialist Group in the European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
progressive parties
ⓘ
social-democratic parties ⓘ socialist parties ⓘ |
| shortName | S&D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy |
civil liberties
ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ gender equality ⓘ social market economy ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
| usesColour | red ⓘ |
| website | https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu ⓘ |
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