The Greens Les Verts | |
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Founded | 1990s |
Ideology | Green politics |
International affiliation | Global Greens |
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The Greens (French : Les Verts) is an oppositional political party in Benin. It was part of the Star Alliance which contested the 1999 and 2003 parliamentary elections. At the Beninese parliamentary election in 2003, the Star Alliance won three out of 83 seats.
In 2011, the Greens were said to have had 500 members. [1] However, the party had no elected members in the National Assembly or in the 77 local councils in the country. [1]
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice.
The Greens was a centre-left to left-wing green-ecologist political party in France. The Greens had been in existence since 1984, but their spiritual roots could be traced as far back as René Dumont's candidacy for the presidency in 1974. On 13 November 2010, The Greens merged with Europe Ecology to become Europe Ecology – The Greens.
The Green League, shortened to the Greens, is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a reformist party and it is supportive of feminism, animal rights and green liberal ideas.
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The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to green politics:
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The Rally of Congolese Ecologist-The Greens is a Green party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was founded by Faustin Kiembwa Tabena on June 15, 2001.
The Ecologists – Europe Ecology The Greens, commonly known as The Ecologists and formerly as Europe Ecology The Greens until 2023, is a centre-left to left-wing green political party in France. The party is a member of the European Green Party. It was formed on 13 November 2010 from the merger of The Greens and Europe Ecology.
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