Ecologist Party "The Greens"

Ecologist Party "The Greens"
Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes"
AbbreviationPEV
LeaderHeloísa Apolónia
Founded19 May 1982 (1982-05-19)
HeadquartersRua da Boavista 83, 3.º Dto, 1200-066 Lisbon
NewspaperFolha Verde
Youth wingEcolojovem
Membership6,000
IdeologyEuroscepticism[2][3]
Political positionLeft-wing[4]
National affiliationUnitary Democratic Coalition
European affiliationEuropean Green Party
European Parliament groupGreens–European Free Alliance
International affiliationGlobal Greens
Colours  Green
Assembly of the Republic
0 / 230
European Parliament
0 / 21
Regional
parliaments
0 / 104
Local government
(Mayors)
1 / 308
Local government
(Parishes)
0 / 3,058
Party flag
Flag of the Ecologist Party "The Greens"
Website
www.osverdes.pt

The Ecologist Party "The Greens" (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes", pronounced [pɐɾˈtiðu ekuluˈʒiʃtɐ ˈveɾðɨʃ], PEV) is a Portuguese eco-socialist[1] political party. It is a member of the European Greens and a founding member of the European Federation of Green Parties.[5]

It was the first Portuguese ecologist party, and since its foundation, in 1982, PEV has had a close relationship with the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP). From 1987 onwards, it entered all the legislative, and municipal elections as part of Unitary Democratic Coalition, which also includes the PCP. Between 1983 and 1987, PEV was part of the United People Alliance, to which the PCP also belonged. For this reason, PEV is often criticized for being an "appendage" of the PCP. People who expressed that opinion include former prime minister José Sócrates.

PEV holds many mandates in local assemblies, but, following the January 2022 election, it lost its parliamentary representation.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Portugal". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ^ ""Os Verdes" encontram no referendo ideia de que políticas da União Europeia não servem" (in Portuguese). RTP Notícias. 24 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Portugal - Europe Elects".
  4. ^ "Partido Ecologista Os Verdes" (in Portuguese). medium.com. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ^ "European Greens, Partido Ecologista – Os Verdes". europeangreens.eu. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Historia do Partido". osverdes.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.