The Independent Greens – Denmark's New Left-Wing Party ( da, Frie Grønne – Danmarks nye venstrefløjsparti), or simply the Independent Greens ( da, Frie Grønne) (Q), is a

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political party in Denmark. It was founded 7 September 2020 by four former members of The Alternative:

Sikandar Siddique Sikandar Siddique (born 4 October 1986 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician who was a member of the Folketing from 2019 to 2022. He was elected in the 2019 Danish general election as a member of The Alternative. He is the co-founder and leader o ...

Uffe Elbæk Uffe Elbæk (born 15 June 1954) is a Danish politician, social worker, author, journalist, entrepreneur. In 2013 he founded the green political party The Alternative, which he led until February 2020. He is an independent member of the Folketin ...

, and

Susanne Zimmer Susanne Zimmer (born 9 June 1960 in Brønderslev) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing. She was elected in the 2019 Danish general election as a member of The Alternative. She is the co-founder of Independent Greens, though i ...

, who were members of the

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, and

Niko Grünfeld Niko Grünfeld (born March 13, 1975, in Sønderborg) is a Danish politician. He served as Mayor of Culture and Leisure to the Copenhagen Municipality from January to October 2018 for The Alternative political party, which he co-founded in 2013. ...

, member of

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. The

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is Sikandar Siddique. Elbæk was founder and leader of The Alternative from 2013 to 2020. The Independent Greens describe themselves as left wing and a "responsible, climate-conscious and anti-racist party".

History

Sikandar Siddique, Uffe Elbæk, Susanne Zimmer, and Niko Grünfeld left The Alternative following allegations that new leader

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had harassed members of the party. Three weeks after her election on 1 February, ''

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'' published the allegations from anonymous sources. Fock narrowly survived a motion of no confidence by The Alternative's executive board following the allegations in March 2020, after which Elbæk was handed an ultimatum by his constituency's local party branch to back Fock or have his support withdrawn. Elbæk chose to leave the party on 7 March, followed by Siddique, Zimmer and

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; Grünfeld had already left the party on 28 February. Nordqvist subsequently joined the Socialist People's Party, while Fock would resign as leader of The Alternative on 14 November. Ahead of the

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, The Alternative's new leader

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offered the Independent Greens and

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a chance to form a united list to increase the chances of

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representation in the Folketing, as all three parties were polling below the threshold. Siddique dismissed the plan. Elbæk later called for the Independent Greens and Alternative to merge, and eventually rejoined the old party, reducing the number of sitting FG MPs to two. In the election, the Independent Greens received 0.9% of the vote, falling below the 2% threshold to retain their seats in the Folketing. They were the second-smallest registered party in terms of vote share, ahead of only the

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Election results

Parliament

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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