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. Green Party or Greens Party may also refer to: * Albania: Green Party of Albania * Australia: Australian Greens * Austria:

The Greens – The Green Alternative The Greens – The Green Alternative (german: Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative, ) is a green political party in Austria. The party was founded in 1986 under the name "Green Alternative" (''Grüne Alternative''), following the merger of the ...

* Belarus:

Belarusian Green Party The Belarusian Green Party (BGP or BPZ; be, Беларуская партыя «Зялёныя»; БПЗ, Bielaruskaja partyja «Zialionyja»; BPZ; russian: Белорусская партия «Зелёные»; БПЗ, Belorusskaya partiya « ...

* Belize: Belize Green Independent Party * Bolivia: Green Party of Bolivia * Brazil:

Green Party (Brazil) The Green Party ( pt, Partido Verde, PV) is a political party in Brazil. It was constituted after the military dictatorship period and, like other green parties around the world, is committed to establishing a set of policies on ensuring social ...

* Bulgaria: Green Party of Bulgaria * Burundi: Green Party-Intwari * Canada: Green Party of Canada ** Alberta:

Alberta Greens The Alberta Greens, also known as the Green Party of Alberta, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada. The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990. The party was affili ...

, 1986–2009 ** Alberta:

Green Party of Alberta The Green Party of Alberta (GPA, french: Parti vert de l'Alberta) is a registered political party in Alberta, Canada, that is allied with the Green Party of Canada, and the other provincial Green parties. The party was registered by Elections A ...

, 2011–present ** British Columbia:

Green Party of British Columbia The Green Party of British Columbia, often simply called the BC Greens, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1983 and is based in Victoria. The party won its first seat in the Legislative Assembly of Bri ...

*** Vancouver:

Green Party of Vancouver The Green Party of Vancouver, founded in 1984, is a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is affiliated with both the provincial Green Party of British Columbia and the federal Green Party of Canada. They are cont ...

** Manitoba: Green Party of Manitoba ** New Brunswick:

Green Party of New Brunswick The Green Party of New Brunswick (french: Parti vert du Nouveau-Brunswick) was formed in November 2008 to run in provincial elections. It is a registered Green political party in New Brunswick, Canada. A founding convention was held on November 1 ...

** Nova Scotia:

Green Party of Nova Scotia Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combin ...

** Ontario:

Green Party of Ontario The Green Party of Ontario (GPO; french: Parti vert de l'Ontario) is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. In 2018, Schreiner was elected as the party's first member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly. In t ...

** Prince Edward Island:

Green Party of Prince Edward Island The Green Party of Prince Edward Island is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk, a political organizer for the federal Green Party of Can ...

** Quebec:

Green Party of Quebec The Green Party of Quebec (GPQ) (french: link=no, Parti vert du Québec; PVQ) is a Quebec political party whose platform is the promotion of green politics. It has not won any seats in the National Assembly of Quebec. Its platform is oriented ...

** Saskatchewan:

Green Party of Saskatchewan The Saskatchewan Green Party is a political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Green Party was founded in 1998 as the "New Green Alliance" ''(NGA)'' by environmental and social justice activists dismayed with the premiership of the Saskatchewan ...

** Yukon:

Yukon Green Party The Yukon Green Party (french: Parti vert du Yukon) was a territorial green political party in Yukon, Canada. It was inspired by the Green Party of Canada. Its first leader was Kristina Calhoun, a stay-at-home mother, who has lived in Yukon ...

* Chile: Green Ecologist Party (Chile) * Colombia:

Oxygen Green Party The Oxygen Green Party ( es, Partido Verde Oxígeno) is a political party in Colombia founded in 1998. After Íngrid Betancourt, one of its most prominent members, was kidnapped in 2002, the party's popular support began to fade. In 2005, a p ...

, 1998–2005 * Colombia:

Green Party (Colombia) The Green Alliance ( es, Alianza Verde) is a green political party in Colombia. The party advocates social justice, electoral reform and economic sustainability. The party supports the Colombian peace process and formed the electoral alliance C ...

* Costa Rica: ** Cartago: Cartago Green Party * Croatia: Green Party – Green Alternative * Czech Republic:

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...

* Dominican Republic: Green Socialist Party * Egypt:

Egyptian Green Party The Green Party of Egypt (''Hizb Al-khodr'') is a Green political party in Egypt. The party presses for protection and promotion of the ecological system and optimal use of resources. It also calls for drawing up solutions to the problems of pov ...

* Europe:

European Green Party The European Green Party (EGP), also referred to as European Greens, is the European political party that represents national parties from across Europe who share Green values. The European Greens works closely with the Greens–European Free ...

* Fiji: Green Party of Fiji, 2008–13 * Finland: Green Party (Finland) * France: Green Party (France) * Georgia: Green Party of Georgia * Germany:

Green Party (Germany) A green party is a political party based on the principles of green politics. Green Party or Greens Party may also refer to: * Albania: Green Party of Albania * Australia: Australian Greens * Austria: The Greens – The Green Alternative * Belaru ...

** East Germany: East German Green Party, 1990 only * Hungary:

Green Party of Hungary The Greens, the Party of Normal People ( hu, Zöldek, a Normális Emberek Pártja; ZÖLDEK), also known mostly by its shortened form Green Party, is the first green political party in Hungary and also in post-communist countries, formed on 19 Nov ...

, 1989–2011 * Hungary:

Hungarian Social Green Party The Hungarian Social Green Party ( hu, Magyar Szociális Zöld Párt; MSZZP), also known its shortened form Green Party, is a green anarchist political party in Hungary, founded in December 1995. History On 22 December 1995, Ottó Stekler (husban ...

* Hungary: Party of Greens (Hungary) * Iceland: Right-Green People's Party, 2010–16 * India: India Greens Party * Iran: Green Party of Iran * Iraq: Green Party of Iraq * Ireland: Green Party - An Comhaontas Glas * Israel:

The Greens (Israel) The Greens ( he, הַיְּרוּקִים, HaYerukim) is a minor political party in Israel that emphasizes environment protection and quality of life. It was founded and formerly headed by Pe'er Visner. Although the party was never represented ...

and Green Party (Israel) * Japan: Green Party of Japan * Kenya: Mazingira Green Party of Kenya * Kosovo: Green Party of Kosovo * Latvia:

Latvian Green Party The Latvian Green Party ( lv, Latvijas Zaļā partija, LZP) is a green political party in Latvia. It was founded in 1990. It was a member of the European Green Party from 2003 until its expulsion in 2019. It is positioned in the centre and lean ...

* Lebanon:

Green Party of Lebanon The Green Party of Lebanon ( ar, حزب الخضر اللبناني ''ĥizb-al-khodor-al-lubnanī'') is a Lebanese green political party. Founded in August 2008, the green party advocates environmental protection, sustainable development, and hu ...

* Lithuania: Lithuanian Green Party * Luxembourg:

* Madagascar: Madagascar Green Party * Malaysia: Green Party of Malaysia * Mexico:

Ecologist Green Party of Mexico The Ecological Green Party of Mexico ( es, Partido Verde Ecologista de México, , PVEM or PVE) is a green-conservative political party in Mexico. In the 2012 legislative elections, the party took 34 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (out of 500 ...

* Moldova: Ecologist Green Party (Moldova) * Mongolia:

Civil Will–Green Party The Civil Will–Green Party ( mn, Иргэний Зориг–Ногоон Нам, ''Irgenii Zorig–Nogoon Nam'') is a green liberal political party in Mongolia. Civil Will Party Civil Will Party was established on March 9, 2000, with Sanjaas� ...

* Mongolia:

Mongolian Green Party The Mongolian Green Party ( mn, Монголын Ногоон Нам) is a green party in Mongolia. It was founded in 1990, the year Mongolia became a multi-party democracy, and was the first green party founded in Asia. From 1996 until 2000 the ...

x * Mozambique:

Greens Party of Mozambique The Party of Greens of Mozambique ( pt, Partido os Verdes de Moçambique, PVM) is a political party formed in 1997. Before the 1999 elections the party split in two factions over whether to support the RENAMO-Electoral Union. In the 2004 elect ...

* Netherlands: Green Party of the Netherlands * Netherlands:

The Greens The Greens or Greens may refer to: Current political parties *Australian Greens, also known as ''The Greens'' *Greens of Andorra * Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina *Greens of Burkina * Greens (Greece) * Greens of Montenegro *Greens of Serbia *Gree ...

* New Zealand:

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand ( mi, Rōpū Kākāriki o Aotearoa, Niu Tireni), commonly known as the Greens, is a green and left-wing political party in New Zealand. Like many green parties around the world, it has four organisational ...

** New Zealand: Progressive Green Party, 1995–96 * Nicaragua:

Ecologist Green Party of Nicaragua The Ecologist Green Party of Nicaragua (in Spanish: ''Partido Verde Ecologista de Nicaragua'', PVEN) is a political party in Nicaragua. It was founded in Managua on November 23, 2003. The president of the organisation is Edward Martín Salazar ...

* Norway:

Green Party (Norway) The Green Party ( nb, Miljøpartiet De Grønne, nn, Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne, sme, Birasbellodat Ruonát, ) is a centre-left green political party in Norway. The party holds three seats in the Parliament of Norway (gaining 3.8% in the 2021 ele ...

* Pakistan: Green Party of Pakistan * Peru: Green Alternative Ecologist Party of Peru * Philippines: Philippine Green Republican Party * Poland: Green Party of Poland * Portugal:

Ecologist Party "The Greens" The Ecologist Party "The Greens" ( pt, Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes", , PEV) is a Portuguese eco-socialist political party. It is a member of the European Greens and a founding member of the European Federation of Green Parties. It was the ...

* Romania: Green Party (Romania) * Russia:

Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" ) , colours = Green Teal , website partygreen.ru The Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" (REP "The Greens"; russian: Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные», Rossiyskaya ekologicheskaya partiya «Zelo ...

* Rwanda:

Democratic Green Party of Rwanda The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR; french: Parti vert démocratique du Rwanda, PVDR; rw, Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije, IRDKI) is a green political party in Rwanda, established in 2009. The party was registered ...

* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party * Serbia:

Green Party (Serbia) The Green Party (, ZES) was a political party in Serbia, based in Novi Sad. The party also represented the Slovak minority in Serbia. History The party was established in 2014. In the 2016 parliamentary elections it won one seat in National ...

* Slovakia: Green Party (Slovakia) * Slovakia: Slovak Green Party * Slovenia:

Youth Party – European Greens The Youth Party – European Greens ( sl, Stranka mladih – Zeleni Evrope, SMS-Zeleni) is a green political party in Slovenia. It is led by Igor Jurišič. Until July 2009, it was called Youth Party of Slovenia (, SMS). At the early 2011 Slove ...

* Somalia: Somalia Green Party * South Africa: Green Party of South Africa * South Korea: Green Party Korea * Spain: Green Party (Spain) * Sweden:

Green Party (Sweden) The Green Party ( sv, Miljöpartiet de gröna, lit=Environmental Party the Greens, commonly referred to in Swedish as Miljöpartiet or MP) is a political party in Sweden based on green politics. . Sparked by the anti-nuclear power movement follo ...

* Switzerland:

Green Liberal Party of Switzerland The Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (german: Grünliberale Partei der Schweiz, glp; french: Parti vert'libéral, pvl), abbreviated to glp, is a centrist green-liberal political party in Switzerland. Founded in 2007, the party holds sixteen s ...

* Switzerland:

Green Party of Switzerland The Green Party of Switzerland (german: GRÜNE Schweiz; french: Les VERT-E-S suisses; it, VERDI svizzeri; rm, VERDA svizra) is the fourth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland and the largest party that is not represented on t ...

* Taiwan:

Green Party Taiwan Green Party Taiwan is a political party in Taiwan established on 25 January 1996. Although the party is sympathetic to Taiwan nationalism and shares a number of centre-left positions with the Pan-Green Coalition, the party emphasizes campaign ...

* Tunisia: Green Tunisia Party * Turkey: Greens Party (Turkey), 2008–12 * Turkey: Green Left Party * Uganda: Uganda Green Party * Ukraine:

Party of Greens of Ukraine The Party of Greens of Ukraine ( uk, Партія зелених України, Partiia zelenykh Ukrayiny, PZU) is a Ukrainian green political party founded in 1990 by Yuriy Shcherbak and registered in May 1991. The party is a successor of t ...

* United Kingdom: Raving Loony Green Giant Party, 1989–93 * United Kingdom:

Green Party (UK) The Green Party, also known as the Green Party UK, was a Green political party in the United Kingdom. Prior to 1985 it was called the Ecology Party, and before that PEOPLE. In 1990, it separated into three political parties: * the Green Par ...

, 1973–90 ** England and Wales:

Green Party of England and Wales The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; cy, Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr, kw, Party Gwer Pow an Sowson ha Kembra, often simply the Green Party or Greens) is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Since October 2021, Carla ...

*** London:

London Green Party The London Green Party is the regional party of the Green Party of England and Wales that operates in Greater London. Current representatives London Assembly Members * Caroline Russell - Leader of the City Hall Greens * Siân Berry * Zack P ...

*** Wales:

Wales Green Party The Wales Green Party ( cy, Plaid Werdd Cymru) is a semi-autonomous political party within the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW). It covers Wales, and is the only regional party with semi-autonomous status within the GPEW. The Wales Green ...

** Northern Ireland:

Green Party Northern Ireland The Green Party Northern Ireland (sometimes abbreviated as Green Party NI) is a political party in Northern Ireland. Like many green political parties around the world, its origins lie in the anti-nuclear, labour and peace movements of the 19 ...

** Scotland:

Scottish Greens The Scottish Greens (also known as the Scottish Green Party; gd, Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Green Pairtie) are a green political party in Scotland. The party has seven MSPs in the Scottish Parliament as of May 2021. As of the 2 ...

* United States:

Greens/Green Party USA The Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA) was a political organization formed out of the Green Committees of Correspondence in 1991 and was recognized as a national political party by the FEC from 1991 to 2005. It was based in Chicago. '' Synthesis/ ...

* United States:

Green Party of the United States The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a federation of Green state political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory democracy, grassroot ...

** Alaska:

Green Party of Alaska The Green Party of Alaska (GPAK) was a political party in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was the Alaska affiliate of the Green Party of the United States from its founding until 2021. The Green Party of Alaska was the first state to gain Green Pa ...

** Arizona: Arizona Green Party ** Arkansas: Green Party of Arkansas ** California:

Green Party of California The Green Party of California (GPCA) is a California political party. The party is led by a coordinating committee, and decisions are ultimately made by general assemblies. The GPCA is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). ...

** Colorado: Green Party of Colorado ** Connecticut: Connecticut Green Party ** Delaware: Green Party of Delaware ** District of Columbia: D.C. Statehood Green Party ** Florida: Green Party of Florida ** Hawaii:

Green Party of Hawaii The Green Party of Hawai'i (GPH) ( haw, ʻAoʻao ʻōmaʻomaʻo o Hawaiʻi) is the green party organization in the state of Hawaii, and an affiliate organization of the Green Party of the United States. The party's focus includes environmental ...

** Idaho: Idaho Green Party ** Illinois:

Illinois Green Party The Illinois Green Party is a statewide political party in Illinois. The party is state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States. Its stated mission and purpose are to advance the ''Ten Key Values of the Green Party'' in Illinois through ...

** Iowa: Iowa Green Party ** Kansas: Kansas Green Party ** Kentucky:

Kentucky Green Party The Kentucky Green Party is the state party organization for Kentucky of the Green Party of the United States. History The Kentucky Green Party was officially founded on July 23, 2011 during the Founding Statewide Convention in Lawrenceburg, ...

** Louisiana: Green Party of Louisiana ** Maine: Maine Green Independent Party ** Maryland:

Maryland Green Party The Maryland Green Party is the state party organization for Maryland of the Green Party of the United States. The Maryland Green Party qualified as a recognized political party on August 17, 2000, since that time the party has grown to 9,350 m ...

** Massachusetts:

Green-Rainbow Party The Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) is the Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party of the United States and a political designation in Massachusetts officially recognized by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Up until 2020, it was a ...

** Michigan: Green Party of Michigan ** Minnesota:

Green Party of Minnesota The Green Party of Minnesota is a green political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. History The Minnesota Greens Confederation, founded 1990–91, fostered the development of loca ...

** Mississippi:

Green Party of Mississippi The Green Party of Mississippi is a state political party in Mississippi, United States. It is the Mississippi affiliate of the Green Party of the United States. The Green Party was officially recognized by the state government in April 2002 and g ...

** Montana: Montana Green Party ** Nebraska: Nebraska Green Party ** New Jersey:

Green Party of New Jersey The Green Party of New Jersey is the state party organization for New Jersey of the Green Party of the United States. It was founded in January 1997 by Nick Mellis (chair from 2008 to 2009) and Steve Welzer. Activity The Green Party of New Jer ...

** New Mexico: Green Party of New Mexico ** New York:

Green Party of New York The Green Party of New York is the affiliate of the Green Party of the United States in the U.S. state of New York. It was founded in 1992 and is a part of the Green Party movement. The Party has had ballot access at various points in its histo ...

** Ohio:

Green Party of Ohio The Green Party of Ohio is the state party organization for Ohio of the Green Party of the United States. History The Green Party of Ohio was founded as the Green Party of Northeast Ohio (the Northeast Ohio Greens) in the early 1990s. The Green ...

** Oklahoma:

Green Party of Oklahoma The Green Party of Oklahoma is a political party in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was formed in 2002 through a gradual coalition of various state green groups and received its accreditation from the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) in May ...

** Oregon:

Pacific Green Party The Pacific Green Party of Oregon (PGP) is a political party in the U.S. state of Oregon, recognized by the Oregon Secretary of State. It is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. The party has occasionally elected candidates to p ...

** Pennsylvania: Green Party of Pennsylvania ** Rhode Island: Green Party of Rhode Island ** South Carolina: South Carolina Green Party ** Texas:

Green Party of Texas The Green Party of Texas is the state party organization for Texas of the Green Party of the United States. The party was founded as the electoral arm of the political movements for grassroots democracy, social justice, ecological wisdom, and pe ...

** Vermont: Vermont Green Party ** Virginia: Green Party of Virginia ** Washington:

Green Party of Washington State The Green Party of Washington State (GPWA) is the state party organization for Washington affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. As of 2017, GPWA has 9 affiliated local parties with at-large members and numerous locals in formati ...

** West Virginia: West Virginia Green Party ** Wisconsin:

Wisconsin Green Party The Wisconsin Green Party (WIGP) is one of five recognized political parties in the state of Wisconsin and is an active member of the Green Party of the United States. History The Wisconsin Green Party emerged in the late 1980s when several i ...

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