▁with ▁other ▁parties , ▁especially ▁with ▁the ▁orth odox ▁Protest ant ▁Political ▁Re formed ▁Party ▁( S GP ) ▁and ▁Re format ory ▁Political ▁Federation ▁( R PF ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁GP V ▁allowed ▁municipal ▁branches ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁branches ▁of ▁other ▁parties , ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁several ▁combined ▁lists ▁with ▁either ▁the ▁S GP ▁or ▁R PF ▁or ▁both . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁party ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁elections ▁with ▁a ▁combined ▁list ▁the ▁R PF ▁and ▁S GP . ▁It ▁won ▁only ▁one ▁seat . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁they ▁were ▁more ▁successful ▁and ▁won ▁two ▁seats , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁GP V . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁party ▁allowed ▁non - li ber ated ▁to ▁become ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁this ▁started ▁a ▁slow ▁co operation ▁process ▁with ▁the ▁R PF ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁fusion ▁in ▁the ▁Christian ▁Union ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁International ▁Com parison ▁Intern ation ally ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Christian ▁Right ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁Protest ant ▁parties ▁of ▁Sc and in avia , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Norway , ▁the ▁Swedish ▁and ▁Dan ish ▁Christian ▁Democr ats . ▁The ▁party ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁in ▁a ▁government ▁coal ition ▁however , ▁instead ▁it ▁has ▁chosen ▁to ▁voice ▁its ▁concerns ▁with ▁government ▁policy , ▁while ▁acknowled ging ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not