The Greens–Green Alternative

The Greens–Green Alternative (Catalan: Els Verds–Alternativa Verda, EV–AV) is a political party based in Catalonia, founded in September 1999 by former members of The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia (EV–CEC),[1][2] after the party had split in March 1998 over the type of relationship to establish with the newly-autonomous Initiative for Catalonia (IC).[3][4]

For the Austrian political party, see The Greens – The Green Alternative.

The Greens–Green Alternative Els Verds–Alternativa Verda
Founded	September 1999 (1999-09)
Headquarters	C/ Luna, 41, bjs. 17220, Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Ideology	Ecologism Catalan independentism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Catalan Solidarity for Independence (2010–15) Popular Unity Candidacy (2015–17) Together for Catalonia (2017) (2017–20) Together for Catalonia (2020) (2020–present)
Parliament of Catalonia	1 / 135 (Within Together for Catalonia)
Website
www.verds-alternativaverda.org
Politics of Catalonia Political parties Elections

In January 2015, EV–AV joined the "Constituent Call" platform promoted by the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP),[5][6] though for the 2015 Catalan regional election they gave support to the Junts pel Sí candidacy.[7] Ahead of the 2017 Catalan regional election the party had several of its members integrated within Together for Catalonia (JxCat)'s lists,[8][9] granting its support to JxCat in subsequent elections as well.[10] On 28 May 2019, party member Josep Puig entered Parliament replacing Josep Rull as a result of the latter's resignation to become a member of the Congress of Deputies.[11]

Electoral performance

Parliament of Catalonia

Parliament of Catalonia
Election	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Leading candidate	Status in legislature
1999	8,254	0.26%	8th	0 / 135	0	Josep Puig	No seats
2003	1,886	0.06%	12th	0 / 135	0	Santiago Vilanova	No seats
2006	3,228	0.11%	13th	0 / 135	0	Santiago Vilanova	No seats
2010	Within SI			0 / 135	0	Joan Laporta	Opposition
2012	Within SI			0 / 135	0	Alfons López Tena	No seats
2017	Within JuntsxCat			0 / 135	0	Carles Puigdemont[lower-alpha 1]	Coalition (JxCat–ERC)

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
Election	Congress					Senate		Leading candidate	Status in legislature
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
2000	11,579	0.05%	31st	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Santiago Vilanova	No seats
2004	1,836	0.01%	60th	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Josep Lluis Freijó	No seats
2008	2,028	0.01%	51st	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Xavier García i Pujadas	No seats

Election	Catalonia
	Congress					Senate
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
2000	11,579	0.34%	8th	0 / 46	0	0 / 16	0
2004	1,836	0.05%	14th	0 / 47	0	0 / 16	0
2008	2,028	0.05%	19th	0 / 47	0	0 / 16	0

Notes

1. At the time of the election, Puigdemont was in self-exile in Belgium.

References

1. Noguer, Miquel (20 September 1999). "Nace Verds-Alternativa Verda para "frenar el desorden ecologista"". El País (in Spanish). Viladrau. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
2. Rius Sant, Xavier (4 July 2001). "Iniciativa-Verds, Mendiluce y EUiA, ¿cuadramos el círculo?". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
3. "Els Verds-Alternativa Verda". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Diccionari dels Partits Polítics de Catalunya, segle XX. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
4. "Ecologist parties". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
5. "Crida Constituent, una nueva candidatura "de ruptura" para unas elecciones en clave constituyente". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Barcelona. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
6. "Alternativa Verda s'uneix a la Crida Constituent impulsada per la CUP" (PDF). www.verds-alternativaverda.org (in Catalan). The Greens–Green Alternative. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. "Els Verds-Alternativa Verda aposta per Junts pel Sí". Nació Digital (in Catalan). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
8. "Els Verds-Alternativa Verda pide el voto por JxCat para "restaurar el Govern"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. EFE. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
9. Borràs, Xavier (19 November 2017). "Tres històrics de l'ecologisme a la candidatura de Junts per Catalunya". Nació Digital (in Catalan). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
10. "Els Verds - Alternativa Verda demana el vot per JxCat el 26-M". El Món (in Catalan). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
11. "Mayoría independentista en el Parlament tras la renuncia de Sànchez, Rull y Turull". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Europa Press. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.