Ecologist Party "The Greens"

Ecologist Party "The Greens" Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes"
Abbreviation	PEV
Leader	Heloísa Apolónia
Founded	19 May 1982 (1982-05-19)
Headquarters	Rua da Boavista 83, 3.º Dto, 1200-066 Lisbon
Newspaper	Folha Verde
Youth wing	Ecolojovem
Membership	6,000
Ideology	Eco-socialism[1] Green politics[1]
Political position	Left-wing[2]
National affiliation	Unitary Democratic Coalition
European affiliation	European Green Party
International affiliation	Global Greens
European Parliament group	Greens–European Free Alliance
Colours	Green
Assembly of the Republic	2 / 230
European Parliament	0 / 21
Regional parliaments	0 / 104
Local Government	3 / 2,086
Party flag
Website
www.osverdes.pt
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The Ecologist Party "The Greens" (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes", pronounced [pɐɾˈtidu ekuluˈʒiʃtɐ uʒ ˈveɾdɨʃ], 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.^[3]

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). Since 1987 entered all the legislative, and municipal elections as part of Unitary Democratic Coalition, which also includes 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 and two seats in the Assembly of the Republic.^[4]

History and general information[]

The Party was founded 1982,^[5] originally named the Portuguese Ecologist Movement – Party "The Greens" (Movimento Ecologista Português – Partido "Os Verdes"), by a group of Portuguese citizens interested in the promotion of the ecologist movement in Portuguese society, with the support of the Portuguese Communist Party, including in its founders one of its members, Zita Seabra.

In the end of the 1970s, Earth was facing new ecological problems, such as the greenhouse effect and the depletion of the ozone layer and the lack of awareness of this in Portuguese society, along with the lack of an organized Ecologist movement, led to the foundation of the Ecologist Party "The Greens" in order to put such problems on the political agenda.

The Party created regional groups immediately following its foundation, groups that have continued to grow since then. The growth of the Party throughout the country allowed many members to integrate the electoral lists of the CDU, some being elected to very different tasks. Currently (as of 2018), The PEV has several members elected in Municipal Assemblies and Parish Assemblies, as well as two members elected in the Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese parliament). Those two members are Heloísa Apolónia^[6] and .^[6] There is some criticism of its close ties to the Communist Party. Given that PEV never stood in elections on its own, some right-wing politicians have gone to the point of nicknaming PEV "The Watermelons – Greens Outside, Reds Inside". However, the official positions of both parties on certain questions can be quite different.

The PEV is also present in the National Electoral Commission and also in the National Council of Education. The youth wing of the Party is the Ecolojovem, founded in 1989, which is a founding member of the Federation of Young European Greens.^[7]

The PEV edits a newspaper, the Folha Verde (Green Leaf), which received several press prizes for its unique design and style.

The PEV supported the minority Socialist Costa Government (2015–2019) with a confidence and supply agreement.

Electoral results[]

CDU results in the local election of 2005. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)

In elections, the PEV is closely allied with the Portuguese Communist Party, first in the Unitary Democratic Coalition. This explains a nickname given to Os Verdes by some: "melancias" (lit. watermelons): green outside, red inside.

Results in parliamentary elections[]

Note:

• In brackets is the number of MPs elected by the PEV in the total elected by CDU.
• In 1991 the overall number of MPs changed from the original 250 to 230.

Results in local elections[]

European Parliament[]

These are the results for Unitary Democratic Coalition.^[10]

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/-	Notes
1987	646,640	11.5 (#4)	3 / 24
1989	594,961	14.4 (#3)	4 / 24	1
1994	339,283	11.2 (#4)	3 / 25	1
1999	357,575	10.3 (#3)	2 / 25	1
2004	309,406	9.1 (#3)	2 / 24	0
2009	379,787	10.6 (#4)	2 / 22	0
2014	416,377	12.7 (#3)	3 / 21	1
2019	228,156	6.88 (#4)	2 / 21	1

Note:

• In 2004, after the enlargement of the European Union, the number of MEPs elected by Portugal decreased from the original 25 to 24, and in 2009 it further decreased to 22.

See also[]

• Green party
• Green politics
• Politics of Portugal
• List of environmental organizations
• List of political parties in Portugal
• Unitary Democratic Coalition

References[]

External links[]

• Official web site (in Portuguese)
• Info on EFGP site (in English)
• PEV website in the Lisbon Municipal Assembly (in Portuguese)