Green Party (Germany)
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Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
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| Chairperson |
Simone Peter and Cem Özdemir |
| Founded | 1979 (The Greens) 1993 (Merger of The Greens and Alliance 90) |
| Headquarters | Platz vor dem Neuen Tor 1 10115 Berlin |
| Membership (31 December 2016) | 61,596 |
| Ideology |
Green politics Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| European Parliament group | Greens/EFA |
| Colours | Green |
| Bundestag |
63 / 630
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| State Parliaments |
206 / 1,821
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| European Parliament |
11 / 96
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| Prime Ministers of States |
1 / 16
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| Website | |
| http://www.gruene.de | |
Alliance 90/The Greens, often simply Greens, (German: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen or Grüne) is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party (founded in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (founded during the Revolution of 1989–1990 in East Germany) in 1993. The focus of the party is on ecological, economic, and social sustainability. Its leaders are Simone Peter and Cem Özdemir. In the 2013 federal elections, the party came fourth with 8.4% of the votes and 63 out of 630 seats in the Bundestag.
The Green Party was initially founded in West Germany as Die Grünen (the Greens) in January 1980. It rose out of the anti-nuclear energy, environmental, peace, new left, and new social movements of the late 20th century.
Grüne Liste Umweltschutz (green list for environmental protection) were the names of some branches in Lower Saxony and other states in the Federal Republic of Germany. These groups were founded in 1977 and took part in several elections. Most of them merged with The Greens in 1980.
The West Berlin state branch of The Greens was founded as Alternative Liste, or precisely, Alternative Liste für Demokratie und Umweltschutz (AL; alternative list for democracy and environmental protection) in 1978 and became the official West Berlin branch of The Greens in 1980. In 1993 it renamed to Alliance 90/The Greens Berlin after the merger with East Berlin's Greens and Alliance 90.
The Hamburg state branch of the Green Party was called Grün-Alternative Liste Hamburg (GAL; green-alternative list) from its foundation in 1982 until 2012. In 1984 it became the official Hamburg branch of The Greens.
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