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Vermont Green Party | |
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French name | Vermont Parti Vert |
Founded | 2002 |
Dissolved | 2011 |
Split from | Progressive Party, Grassroots Party |
Merged into | Progressive Party |
Headquarters | Montpelier |
Ideology | Green politics |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Green Party of the United States |
Colors | Green |
Website | |
vermontgreenparty | |
The Vermont Green Party (VGP) or Vermont Greens formed in 2002[1] and was a state-level political party in Vermont.
They were formed out of organizing around Ralph Nader's presidential campaigns in 1996 and 2000. The VGP was one of two established state green parties that refused to place the 2004 national presidential nominee, David Cobb on its ballot line, endorsing Nader's independent campaign instead.[2] The party ran statewide and local candidates from 2002 to 2010, but was split by internal tensions and both factions dissolved by 2011 and were absorbed back into the Progressive Party.