The Youth Party – European Greens ( sl, Stranka mladih – Zeleni Evrope, SMS-Zeleni) is a
green
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political party
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in
Slovenia
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. It is led by
Igor Jurišič
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People
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. Until July 2009, it was called Youth Party of Slovenia (, SMS).
At the early
2011 Slovenian parliamentary election
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on 4 December 2011, the party won 0.86% of the vote, thus not gaining any seat in the
National Assembly
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.
In the
2008 election
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, the Youth Party ran a joint list with the
Slovenian People's Party
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. The joint list secured 5 seats on 5.2% of the vote.
At the parliamentary
elections
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on 3 October 2004, the party won 2.1% of the popular vote and no seats. At the 2000
elections
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, the party won 4.34% of the vote and 4 seats.
Established 4 July 2000, by those dissatisfied with the
political
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situation at the time, the Youth Party of Slovenia sought to regenerate politics within the country. Traditionally, the youth in Slovenia have been unresponsive to political issues and though the party strongly encourages young people to get involved it considers itself a party for anyone who desires a fresh and spirited approach to politics in Slovenia. The party is a member of the
European Green Party
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.
Electoral results
National Assembly
Parliamentary representation:
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Presidential
See also
*
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 ...
*
Green politics
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*
List of environmental organizations
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that seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation from human forces.
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External links
Official web site
References
2000 establishments in Slovenia
European Green Party
Global Greens member parties
Green liberalism
Green parties in Europe
Organizations based in Ljubljana
Political parties established in 2000
Political parties in Slovenia
Political youth organizations
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