Greens Equo of the Valencian Country ( ca, Verds Equo del País Valencià, VerdsEquo) is a
valencianist and
ecologist
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political party
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based in the
Valencian Country
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. VerdsEquo is a part of the
Compromís coalition.
Ideology
According to its statutes, the fundamental purpose of VerdsEquo is to promote a project of sustainable society based on
political ecology, social equity and
participatory democracy
Participatory democracy, participant democracy or participative democracy is a form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, rather than through elected rep ...
, assuming as their own the goals and objectives of federal
Equo
Greens Equo (and formerly Q or eQuo) is a Spanish political party founded on 4 June 2011, when 35 Spanish green parties agreed to merge into Equo. It began as a foundation on 24 September 2010 with the goal of becoming "the seed and source of deb ...
. VerdsEquo will also support the recovery and development of the
cultural
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,
linguistic
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and social personality of the
Valencian Country
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...
.
History
VerdsEquo was created in 2014 as a result of the merger of two previous political parties: The Greens - Ecologist Left of the Valencian Country (EV-EE) and the Valencian federation of
Equo
Greens Equo (and formerly Q or eQuo) is a Spanish political party founded on 4 June 2011, when 35 Spanish green parties agreed to merge into Equo. It began as a foundation on 24 September 2010 with the goal of becoming "the seed and source of deb ...
(Equo PV).
Nace en Valencia Els Verds Equo País Valencià.
Diagonal, València
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area also ...
20/10/14
Currently, VerdsEquo has two deputies in the Valencian Parliament
The Corts Valencianes (), commonly known as ''Les Corts'' (), are the main legislative body of the Generalitat Valenciana and therefore of the Valencian Community. The main location of the Corts is in the Palace of the Borgias in Valencia; howev ...
, Juan Ponce and Cristina Rodríguez Armigen, that were elected as part of the Compromís coalition in the 2015 Valencian elections. The current spokespersons of the party are Julià Álvaro Prat and Cristina Rodríguez Armigen.
References
External links
Official website of Coalició Compromís
{{Spain political parties
Political parties in the Valencian Community
Regionalist parties in Spain
Green political parties in Spain
Valencian nationalism
Equo