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The Greens and Left Alliance ( it, Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra, AVS), is a
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political alliance active in Italy, which was launched on 2 July 2022 as a federation of two political parties,
Italian Left Italian Left ( it, Sinistra Italiana, SI) is a left-wing political party in Italy. SI was launched in November 2015 as a parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (full name: Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom), including Left Ecology Fr ...
(SI) and
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(EV). The AVS is often referred to as a
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and its leader is
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, spokesperson of EV.


History


Background

In January 2022,
Italian Left Italian Left ( it, Sinistra Italiana, SI) is a left-wing political party in Italy. SI was launched in November 2015 as a parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (full name: Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom), including Left Ecology Fr ...
(SI) and
Green Europe Green Europe ( it, Europa Verde, EV), officially Green Europe – Greens (''Europa Verde – Verdi''), is a green political party in Italy. Its leaders are Angelo Bonelli, long-time leader of the former Federation of the Greens, and Eleonora Evi, ...
(EV) formed a "consultation pact", aimed at co-operating on the
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held in late January. In that context, the two parties decided to jointly support
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, an expert on human rights issues and former lawmaker for the
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, the
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, and the
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(PD). In June 2022, SI's national assembly formally approved the alliance with EV, which did the same in its federal assembly. In July 2022, SI and EV held a joint convention in
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named "New Energies", promoting their cooperation and a unitary electoral program. The alliance deliberately took inspiration from the
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, the left-wing list formed in the run-up of the
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. Following the fall of
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's government, a
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that was not supported by SI and EV, the early dissolution of Parliament and the calling of the
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, the AVS was officially launched and its logo presented. In August 2022, the alliance formalised an electoral agreement with the PD.


Composition


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Electoral results


Italian Parliament


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Electoral Accord beteween Greens and Left Alliance and the Democratic Party
(in Italian)
Greens and Left Alliance Programme
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