The Greens (Luxembourg)
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The Greens
Déi gréng / Die Grünen / Les Verts |
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| Leader |
Françoise Folmer and Christian Kmiotek (Co-Presidents) |
| Founded | 23 June 1983 |
| Headquarters | 3, rue du Fossé L-1536 Luxembourg |
| Youth wing | déi jonk gréng |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| European Parliament group | Greens/EFA |
| Colours | Green |
| Chamber of Deputies |
6 / 60
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| European Parliament |
1 / 6
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| Local Councils |
78 / 553
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| Website | |
| http://www.greng.lu | |
The Greens (Luxembourgish: Déi Gréng, French: Les Verts, German: Die Grünen) is a green political party in Luxembourg.
The Greens were founded on 23 June 1983. In the 1984 elections, the party got two seats in the Chamber of Deputies. In 1985, however the party split into two separate parties called 'GLEI' (Green List, Ecological Initiative) 'GAP' (Green Alternative Party). They competed separately in the 1989 election, where they won two seats each.
In 1994, the two parties presented a common list for the elections. They won five seats in the Chamber, getting nearly 11% of the votes, which made them the fourth strongest force in parliament. In that year's European elections, which coincided with the national elections, the party won one of the six seats allotted to Luxembourg. In 1995, the two parties merged officially. That same year, the Greens' MEP, Jup Weber, left the party again, forming the Green and Liberal Alliance and joining the European Radical Alliance in the European Parliament.
In the 1999 elections, the party lost a considerable number of votes (falling to 9%), but retained its five seats in the Chamber and re-gained its single seat in the European Parliament.
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