Green Party (Midrasia)
Green Party Patit Verte | |
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 | |
| Leader | Michelle Blanc |
| Deputy Leader | Pierre Rien |
| Founder | Amaury Marsane |
| Founded | 4 May 1986 |
| Headquarters | Ruevale, Lotrič |
| Ideology | Green politics Eco-socialism |
| Parliamentary Bloc | Reform |
| Colours | Green |
| Public Assembly | 6 / 572
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| Senate | 0 / 300
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| Election symbol | |
| PV | |
The Green Party (Midrasian: Patit Verte) is a green, left-wing political party in Midrasia. Formed in 1986 amid the emergence of the wider Aeian environmentalist movement, the Green Party has come to be the leading advocate for green politics within modern Midrasia. The party has become increasingly popular in recent years, attracting a significant amount of support through local initiatives and nationwide and even international campaigning. Currently, the party boasts 6 seats within the Public Assembly but does not hold a seat within the Senate. The party also holds three seats in the Aeian Parliament.
History
Formation
The Green party was formed on 4 May 1986 by Amaury Marsane, a former member of the activist group Gaia Initiative. Marsane broke with the group due to what he saw as an inability to work within mainstream politics to achieve their goals, a factor he believed to be detrimental to the overall environmentalist movement. With a number of other former members of the Initiative, along with several other environmental activists, Marsane officially created the party to participate within Midrasian elections. Initially, the party lacked the funding to participate within general elections, however the early successes of the Greens on the local level, combined with a number of influential financial backers, the party was able to secure sufficient funds to participate in a number of seats for the 1989 general election.
Although the party was unable to secure any seats within the 1989 election, the party was able to gain one seat in the Public Assembly during the 1993 parliamentary elections. The party's emergence onto the national stage allowed the Greens to gain considerable influence and support for their local initiatives, paving the way for environmentalism to become a key issue within mainstream Midrasian politics. By 2002 the party boasted two seats within the lower house and had more than doubled its support base since the late 1990s.
Breakthrough
The party's main breakthrough however, came in the 2005 general election, wherein the party gained four seats to take them to six overall, making the Greens the fourth largest party in the Assembly. The party also managed to secure its first seat within the Senate following the local elections of the same day. This new level of popularity enjoyed by the party propelled it to new heights within Midrasian politics, allowing the party to contribute a number of environmental initiatives for consideration. The work of the party both on a local and national level saw it return to the Assembly in 2009 with 9 seats in the Public Assembly. However, party leader Marsane announced the following year that he would be leaving Midrasian politics due to family considerations. As such, Michelle Blanc was appointed party leader following the subsequent leadership election. Under Blanc's leadership, the party gained a further seat in the Assembly in the 2013 election and increased their Senate total to 2 seats. Since then however, the party's poll ratings have suffered due to the rise of the Socialist Party, with the Greens losing both Senate seats and two Assembly seats during the 2017 elections.
Electoral performance
Parliament
| Election year | Public Assembly | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | ||
| 1993 | 538,054 | 0.2 % | 1 / 574
|
 1
|
in coalition |
| 1997 | 752,364 | 0.4 % | 2 / 570
|
1
|
in coalition |
| 2001 | 526,402 | 0.4 % | 2 / 570
|
1
|
in opposition |
| 2005 | 1,218,635 | 1.1 % | 6 / 570
|
4
|
in opposition |
| 2009 | 1,939,253 | 1.6 % | 9 / 570
|
2
|
in opposition |
| 2013 | 1,354,670 | 1.7 % | 10 / 572
|
1
|
in coalition |
| 2017 | 909,438 | 1.4 % | 8 / 572
|
 2
|
in coalition |
Aeian Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 432,467 | 2.7 % | 3 / 110
|