The Greens–Green Option (; EV–OV), founded in May 1998, is a

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political party in

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. The party originated from a split in The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia by members supportive of establishing close ties with

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(IC) after the latter broke away from United Left (IU). The party was originally led by Joan Oms and Josep Puig, who at the time of its founding were city councilors in the municipalities of

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and

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, respectively. IC's decision to seek an

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with

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ahead of the 1999 European Parliament and

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and its rebranding as "Initiative for Catalonia–Greens" (IC–V) led to the relationship between both parties deteriorating. It is currently a member of the

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