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Ecologist Party "The Greens"
Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes"
Founded 1982 Headquarters Rua da Boavista 83, 3 DTO, 1200-066 Lisbon Youth wing Ecolojovem Membership 6,000 Ideology Green politics,
Eco-socialismPolitical position Left-wing National affiliation Democratic Unity Coalition International affiliation Global Greens European affiliation European Green Party European Parliament Group The Greens–European Free Alliance Official colours Green Assembly of the Republic 2 / 230Mayors 0 / 308European Parliament 0 / 22Website www.osverdes.pt Politics of Portugal
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Institute for Social EcologyRelated topicsThe Ecologist Party "The Greens" (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes", pronounced: [pɐɾˈtidu ekuluˈʒiʃtɐ uʒ ˈveɾdɨʃ], or PEV) is a Portuguese green and eco-socialist party. It is a member of the European Greens and a founding member of the European Federation of Green Parties.
It was the first Portuguese ecologist party and since its foundation, in 1982, the PEV has had a close relationship with the Portuguese Communist Party, and now (as of 2005[update]), after participating allied with it in the Unitarian Democratic Coalition in all the elections, the PEV holds many mandates in local assemblies and two seats in the Assembly of the Republic.
The Party's youth wing is the Ecolojovem. It edits a newspaper named Folha Verde and its headquarters are located in Lisbon.
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History and general information
The Party was founded 1982, originally named Movimento Ecologista Português - Partido "Os Verdes", by a group of Portuguese citizens interested in the promotion of the ecologist movement in the Portuguese society and the support of the Portuguese Communist Party and including in its founders one of its members, Zita Seabra.
In the end of the 1970s, the World was facing new ecological problems, such as the greenhouse effect and the depletion of the ozone layer and the lack of awareness of this in Portuguese society, along with the lack of an organized Ecologist movement led to the foundation of the Ecologist Party "The Greens" in order to put such problems on the political agenda.
The Party created regional groups right after its foundation, groups that have continued to grow since then. The growth of the Party throughout the country allowed many members to integrate the electoral lists of the CDU, some being elected to very different tasks. Currently (as of 2005[update]), The PEV has several members elected in Municipal Assemblies and Parish Assemblies and two members elected in the Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese parliament). Those two members are Heloísa Apolónia and Francisco Madeira Lopes.
There is widespread criticism on its close ties to the Communist Party, given that PEV never stood in elections on its own, those criticisms going to the point of nicknaming PEV "The Watermelons - Greens Outside, Reds Inside". The fact is official positions of both parties in certain questions are quite different: for example, PCP supports nuclear energy, while PEV is against.
The PEV is also present in the National Electoral Commission and also in the National Council of Education.
The youth wing of the Party is the Ecolojovem, founded in 1989, which is a founding member of the Federation of Young European Greens.
The PEV edits a newspaper, the Folha Verde (Green Leaf), which received several press prizes for its unique design and style.
Electoral results
CDU results in the local election of 2005. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
In elections, the PEV is closely allied with the Portuguese Communist Party, first in the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. This explains a nickname given to Os Verdes by some: "melancias" (lit. watermelons): green outside, red inside.
Results in parliamentary elections
Results in Parliamentary Elections
(year links to election page)Year Coalition Type of Election Voting % Mandates 1987 CDU Portuguese Parliament 685,109 12.2% 31 (2) 1991 CDU Portuguese Parliament 501,840 8.8% 17 (2) 1995 CDU Portuguese Parliament 504,007 8.6% 15 (2) 1999 CDU Portuguese Parliament 483,716 9.0% 17 (2) 2002 CDU Portuguese Parliament 378,640 7.0% 12 (2) 2005 CDU Portuguese Parliament 432,009 7.6% 14 (2) 2009 CDU Portuguese Parliament 446,174 7.9% 15 (2) 2011 CDU Portuguese Parliament 440,850 7.9% 16 (2) (source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)
Note:
- In brackets is the number of MPs elected by the PEV in the total elected by CDU.
- In 1991 the overall number of MPs changed from the original 250 to 230.
Results in local elections
Results in Local Elections
(year links to election page)Year Coalition Type of Election Voting % Mandates 1985 APU Local 942,147 19.4% 305 1989 CDU Local 633,682 12.8% 252 1993 CDU Local 689,928 12.8% 246 1997 CDU Local 643,956 12.0% 236 2001 CDU Local 557,481 10.6% 202 2005 CDU Local 590,496 11.0% 203 2009 CDU Local 537,329 9.7% 174 (source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)
Results in European Parliament elections
Results in European Elections
(year links to election page)Year Coalition Type of Election Voting % Mandates 1987 CDU European Parliament 646,640 11.5% 3 1989 CDU European Parliament 594,961 14.4% 4 1994 CDU European Parliament 339,283 11.2% 3 1999 CDU European Parliament 357,575 10.3% 2 2004 CDU European Parliament 309,406 9.1% 2 2009 CDU European Parliament 379,787 10.6% 2 (source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)
Note:
- In 2004, after the enlargement of the European Union, the number of MEPs elected by Portugal decreased from the original 25 to 24.
References
- "Historial". Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes". http://www.osverdes.pt/index01.html. Retrieved 2006-01-29.
- "CNE Resultados". Comissão Nacional de Eleições. http://eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/sel_eleicoes.cfm?m=raster#assemb. Retrieved 2006-01-29.
See also
- Green party
- Green politics
- Politics of Portugal
- List of environmental organizations
- List of political parties in Portugal
- Unitarian Democratic Coalition
External links
- Official web site (Portuguese)
- Info on EFGP site (English)
- PEV website in the Lisbon Municipal Assembly (Portuguese)
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