Confederation of the Greens

Not to be confused with the Spanish political party The Greens-Green Group.

The Confederation of the Greens (Spanish: Confederación de los Verdes), frequently referred to as simply The Greens (Spanish: Los Verdes, LV), is a green political party in Spain.^[1] Since 2011, 13 out of 16 of their member parties belong to Equo; for this reason, on 13 May 2012, the European Green Party decided to withdraw the Confederation of the Greens membership.^[2]

Confederation of the Greens Confederación de los Verdes
Leader	Joan Oms
Founded	23 September 1984
Headquarters	C/ Imagen 6-4º Sevilla
Ideology	Green politics
International affiliation	Global Greens
Colours	Green
Website
www.verdes.es
Politics of Spain Political parties Elections

Composition

Party
	The Greens of the Valencian Country (EVPV)
	The Greens–Green Option (EV–OV)
	Tour Madrid–The Greens (GM–LV)

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
Election	Congress					Senate		Leading candidate	Status in legislature
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
1986	31,909	0.2%	22nd	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	—	No seats
1989	Within LV–LV			0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Humberto da Cruz	No seats
1993	185,940	0.8%	10th	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Francisco Garrido	No seats
1996	61,698	0.3%	13th	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Ana Segura	No seats
2000	70,906	0.3%	14th	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Vicenta Rico	No seats
2004	Within PSOE[lower-alpha 1]			1 / 350	1	0 / 208	0	Francisco Garrido	Confidence and supply
2008	49,355	0.2%	13th	0 / 350	1	0 / 208	0	Joan Oms	No seats

See also

• Green party
• Green politics
• List of environmental organizations

Notes

1. The party also ran several independent lists in Asturias, Extremadura and Murcia, totalling 15,220 votes (0.1%) and 0 seats.

External links

• Los Verdes
• Historia Electoral
• Historia de Los Verdes de León

References

1. "Partidos ecologistas". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
2. “Confederación de Los Verdes” no longer part of the European Green family Archived 16 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved on 13 May 2012)