The political aspects of the evolution of the new parliamentary life within the european parliament from the first elections until universal direct franchise in June 1979: assessment of the first two terms of office

The appearance of the new parliamentary life within the european parliament elected by direct universal franchise in june 1979. The first two turns of office saw the emergence of new political currents of european size. Via the ups and downs of european integration and the economic questions which are the community's member one concern, the new political european parliamentary game, determined by national interests and the decline of the ideological factor, comes to the fore. At least that's what the political powers of the north and south of the community put forward based on their national choices. Whereas the parliament demands an important role in the institutional system, the new european political system is looking more and more like the american model.La physionomie de la nouvelle vie parlementaire au sein du parlement europeen elu au suffrage universel direct en juin 1979. Au cours de deux premieres legislatures se forment de nouveaux courants politiques de dimension europeenne. A travers les enjeux du processus de l'integration europeenne et les questions economiques qui preoccupent la communaute se revele le nouveau "jeu politique et parlementaire europeen" determine par les interets nationaux et le recul du facteur ideologique. Ainsi les forces politiques du nord et du sud communautaires raisonnent elles selon leurs opinions nationales. D'autre part le parlement revendique un role important dans le systeme institutionnel tandis que le nouveau systeme politique europeen ressemble de plus en plus au modele americain