The Greens (Austria)

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The Greens
Die Grünen
AbbreviationGRÜNE
SpokesmanWerner Kogler
Managing directorAngela Stoytchev
Founded1993 (Die Grünen)
1986 (Merger of Vereinte Grüne Österreichs and Alternative Liste Österreich)
HeadquartersLindengasse 40
A-1070 Vienna
Youth wingYoung Greens (2010–2017)
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[6] to left-wing[7]
European affiliationEuropean Green Party
European Parliament groupGreens–European Free Alliance
International affiliationGlobal Greens
Colours  Green
National Council
15 / 183
Federal Council
5 / 61
Governorships
0 / 9
State cabinets
1 / 9
State diets
45 / 440
European Parliament
2 / 19
Party flag
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Website
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The Greens – The Green Alternative (German: Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative, pronounced [diː ˈɡʁyːnən diː ˈɡʁyːnə ˌaltɛʁnaˈtiːvə]) is a green political party in Austria.[1][8] The Greens are in a coalition with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) in the Nehammer government. Before they were part of the Schallenberg government and the Second Kurz government.[9][10][11][12] The current President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, is from the Green Party.[13][14][15]

The party was founded in 1986 under the name "Green Alternative" (Grüne Alternative), following the merger of the more conservative Green party Vereinte Grüne Österreichs (United Greens of Austria VGÖ, founded 1982) and the more progressive party Alternative Liste Österreichs (Alternative List Austria, ALÖ, founded 1982). Since 1993, the party has carried the official name Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne), but refers to itself in English as "Austrian Greens". There are still differences between the former members of the old Alternative and VGÖ factions within the party, reflected in the differing approaches of the national and state parties.

Apart from ecological issues such as environmental protection, the Greens are Pro-European[16] and campaign for the rights of minorities and advocate a socio-ecological (ökosozial) tax reform. Their basic values according to their charter in 2001 are: "direct democracy, nonviolence, ecology, solidarity, feminism and self-determination".[2] The party is a member of the European Green Party and Global Greens.

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  2. ^ a b "Grundsatzprogramm der Grünen" [Basic Programme of the Greens] (PDF) (in German). 20th National Congress of the Greens. July 7–8, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-20.
  3. ^ Schuetze and Bennhold, Christopher F. and Katrin (2 January 2020). "Head-Scarf Ban and Carbon Taxes: Austria Gets an Unlikely Government". New York Times.
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  7. ^ "Austrian government teeters as Greens seek options to oust PM Kurz". Reuters. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  8. ^ Bale, Tim (2021). Riding the populist wave: Europe's mainstream right in crisis. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-009-00686-6. OCLC 1256593260.
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  10. ^ "Analysis | Austria's new government includes the pro-environment Greens. That's a first". Washington Post. 2020-01-07. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  11. ^ Huggler, Justin (2020-01-04). "Austria's Kurz returns to power amid questions over whether 'marriage of convenience' with Greens can last". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  12. ^ "Resurgent Austrian Greens in coalition deal with centre-right party | Austria | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  13. ^ "Who is Austria's Alexander Van der Bellen?". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  14. ^ "Austria's quiet Green victory, trading in the politics of hope not fear | European Union | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  15. ^ Breitegger, Benjamin (2016-12-06). "Alexander Van der Bellen: Das erste Mal einen Grünen". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  16. ^ "EU". Die Grünen (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2024-10-03.