The Greens – The Green Alternative
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The Greens – The Green Alternative
Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative |
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| Leader | Eva Glawischnig |
| Founded | 1993 (Die Grünen) 1986 (Merger of Vereinte Grüne Österreichs and Alternative Liste Österreich) |
| Headquarters | Lindengasse 40 A-1071 Vienna |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| European Parliament group | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Colours | Green |
| National Council |
24 / 183
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| Federal Council |
4 / 61
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| European Parliament |
3 / 18
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| State parliaments |
48 / 440
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| Website | |
| www.gruene.at | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative (German: Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative or Die Grünen, also called the Austrian Green Party) is a political party in Austria.
The party was formed in 1986 under the name 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 also 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".
The party is a member of the European Green Party and Global Greens.
While the Austrian Green movement began in 1978 with the successful campaign to prevent the opening of the nuclear power plant in Zwentendorf (which had been favoured by Bruno Kreisky's government), the Green Party was born in 1984 during the sit-in protests which prevented the Danube power plant at Hainburg from being built.
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