Greens and Left Alliance

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Greens and Left Alliance
Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra
AbbreviationAVS
Leaders Angelo Bonelli
Nicola Fratoianni
Founded2 July 2022 (2022-07-02)
Ideology Eco-socialism
Democratic socialism [1]
Green politics [1]
Political position Left-wing [2] [3]
National affiliation Centre-left coalition
European affiliation European Green Party (EV)
Now the People (SI)
Party of the European Left (SI, observer)
European Parliament group The Left
Greens/EFA
Chamber of Deputies
10 / 400
Senate
4 / 200
European Parliament
6 / 76
Regional
Councils
16 / 897
Website
verdisinistra.it

The Greens and Left Alliance (Italian : Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra, AVS) is a left-wing political alliance active in Italy, which was launched on 2 July 2022 as a federation of two political parties, Italian Left (SI) and Green Europe (EV). [4]

Contents

The AVS is often referred to as a red–green alliance and its leader is Angelo Bonelli, spokesperson of EV. [5]

History

Background

In January 2022, Italian Left (SI) and Green Europe (EV) formed a "consultation pact", aimed at co-operating on the 2022 Italian presidential election held in late January. [6] In that context, the two parties decided to jointly support Luigi Manconi, an expert on human rights issues and former lawmaker for the Federation of the Greens, the Democrats of the Left, and the Democratic Party (PD). [7] [8]

In June 2022, SI's national assembly formally approved the alliance with EV, [9] which did the same in its federal assembly. [10]

In July 2022, SI and EV held a joint convention in Rome named "New Energies", promoting their cooperation and a unitary electoral program. [11] The alliance deliberately took inspiration from the New Ecological and Social People's Union, the left-wing list formed in the run-up of the 2022 French legislative election. [12] Following the fall of Mario Draghi's government, a national unity government that was not supported by SI and EV, [13] [14] [15] the early dissolution of Parliament and the calling of the 2022 Italian general election, the AVS was officially launched and its logo presented. [16] In August 2022, the alliance formalised an electoral agreement with the PD. [17] [18]

In February 2024 Massimiliano Smeriglio, a member of the European Parliament elected with the PD, switched to AVS. [19] [20] A few months later also Rosa D'Amato joined AVS. [21]

Composition

Founding member parties

PartyMain ideologyLeader
Italian Left (SI) Democratic socialism Nicola Fratoianni
Green Europe (EV) Green politics Angelo Bonelli

Regional partners

PartyMain ideologyLeaderRegion
Greens of South Tyrol (Grüne) Green politics Felix Wohlgemuth, Marlene Pernstich South Tyrol
Progressive Party (PP) Progressivism Massimo Zedda Sardinia
Environment Rights Equality (ADU) Eco-socialism Collective leadership Aosta Valley
Civic Network (RC) Social democracy Collective leadership Aosta Valley
Party of the South (PdS) Meridionalism Natale Cuccurese Southern Italy

Former associate parties

PartyMain ideologyLeader
Possible (Pos) Social democracy Beatrice Brignone

Election results

Italian Parliament

ElectionLeader Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic Status in legislature
Votes %Seats+/–PositionVotes %Seats+/–Position
2022 Angelo Bonelli 1,071,6633.6
12 / 400
New7th972,3163.5
4 / 200
New7thOpposition

European Parliament

ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/–EP Group
2024 Angelo Bonelli
Nicola Fratoianni 		1,588,760 (6th)6.79
6 / 76
New Greens/EFA / The Left

Regional Councils

RegionElectionCandidateVotes %Seats+/–Status in legislature
Lombardy 2023 Pierfrancesco Majorino 93,0193.23
1 / 80
NewOpposition
Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2023 Massimo Moretuzzo8,0292.03
1 / 48
NewOpposition
Molise 2023 Roberto Gravina 6,7424.77
0 / 21
NewNo seats
Trentino 2023 Francesco Valduga7,5653.25
1 / 35
NewOpposition
Sardinia 2024 Alessandra Todde 31,8564.66
4 / 60
NewMajority
Abruzzo 2024 Luciano D'Amico20,6553.57
1 / 31
NewOpposition
Basilicata 2024 Piero Marrese15,1445.79
1 / 21
NewOpposition
Piedmont 2024 Gianna Pentenero107,0956.48
3 / 49
NewOpposition
Liguria 2024 Andrea Orlando 34,7166.17
2 / 31
NewOpposition

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