Europe's Political Party Leaders
Government and opposition party leaders across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and the Nordic countries. Snapshot: 7 September 2026.
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Andy Burnham
Party leader (September 2026) · UK · Labour
Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026.
Kemi Badenoch
Party leader (September 2026) · UK · Conservatives
Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke "Kemi" Badenoch is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2024. Badenoch previously worked in the Cabinet for prime ministers Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak from 2022 to 2024.
Gabriel Attal
Party leader (September 2026) · France · Renaissance
Gabriel Nissim Attal is a French politician who has served as the General Secretary of Renaissance since December 2024 and president of the Renaissance group in the National Assembly since September 2024. He previously served as the prime minister of France from January to September 2024.
Jordan Bardella
Party leader (September 2026) · France · National Rally
Jordan Bardella is a French politician who has been the president of the far-right National Rally (RN) since 2022, after serving as acting president from September 2021 to November 2022 and as vice-president from 2019 to 2022.
Friedrich Merz
Party leader (September 2026) · Germany · CDU
Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz is a German politician who has served as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025.
Alice Weidel
Party co-leader (September 2026) · Germany · AfD
Alice Elisabeth Weidel is a German politician who has been serving as co-chairwoman of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party alongside Tino Chrupalla since June 2022. Since October 2017, she has held the position of leader of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag.
Giorgia Meloni
Party leader (September 2026) · Italy · Brothers of Italy
Giorgia Meloni is an Italian politician who became Italy's first female prime minister in October 2022. She leads the Brothers of Italy party.
Elly Schlein
Party leader (September 2026) · Italy · Democratic Party
Elena Ethel "Elly" Schlein is an Italian politician who has been serving as the secretary of the Democratic Party (PD) since 12 March 2023. She is a member of Italy's Chamber of Deputies and was previously the vice president of Emilia-Romagna and a member of the European Parliament.
Pedro Sánchez
Party leader (September 2026) · Spain · PSOE
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón is a Spanish politician who has been the prime minister of Spain since 2018.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo
Party leader (September 2026) · Spain · People's Party
Alberto Núñez Feijóo is a Spanish politician who has been leader of the Spanish opposition and president of the People's Party since 2022. He served as the President of the Autonomous Government of Galicia from 2009 to 2022.
Donald Tusk
Party leader (September 2026) · Poland · Civic Coalition
Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician and historian who has served as the prime minister of Poland since 2023, previously holding the office from 2007 to 2014. Tusk was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 and led the European People's Party from 2019 to 2022.
Jarosław Kaczyński
Party leader (September 2026) · Poland · Law and Justice
Jarosław Aleksander Kaczyński is a Polish politician. He co-founded the Law and Justice (PiS) party in 2001 with his twin brother, Lech Kaczyński, and has served as its leader since 2003.
Ulf Kristersson
Party leader (September 2026) · Sweden · Moderates
Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson is a Swedish politician who has served as Prime Minister of Sweden since October 2022 and as leader of the Moderate Party since 2017.
Magdalena Andersson
Party leader (September 2026) · Sweden · Social Democrats
Eva Magdalena Andersson is a Swedish politician and economist who has served as Leader of the Opposition since 2022 and as Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2021. She has served as a Member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County since 2014.
Mette Frederiksen
Party leader (September 2026) · Denmark · Social Democrats
Mette Frederiksen is a Danish politician who has served as the prime minister of Denmark since 2019 and the leader of the Social Democrats since 2015. She is the second woman to hold either office following Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and is also the youngest prime minister in Danish history.