The Greens (Luxembourg)
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| Déi Gréng | |
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| Leader | François Bausch chairperson of the parliamentary fraction |
| Founded | 23 June 1983 |
| Headquarters | 25 rue Notre-Dame, Luxembourg City |
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Green politics |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Website | Déi Gréng |
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The Greens (Luxembourgish: Déi Gréng) is a Luxembourgian green political party.
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[edit] Party History
[edit] 1983-1994
The Greens were originally founded in 23 June 1983. In the 1984 election, the party got two seats in the Chamber of Deputies. In 1985, however the party split between two parties one called 'GLEI' (Green List, Ecological Initiative) and the other called 'GAP' (Green Alternative Party). They competed separately in the 1989 election, where each won two seats.
[edit] 1994-now
In 1994, the two parties presented a common list for elections, and won five seats in the Chamber, winning nearly 11% of the vote and making this alliance the fourth 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 and joined 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. It received some competition from the Green and Liberal Alliance, led by Jup Weber, who received 1% of the vote and no representation. In 2004, the Greens regained the ground that they had lost in 1999 and won two additional seats in the Chamber. Although they won 15% of the vote in the coinciding European elections, placing them third, they retained only their single seat. The party is currently the fourth largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and remains in opposition, but was invited for the coalition talks with the Christian Social People's Party.
[edit] Ideology & Issues
The Greens are a typical green party. In its declaration of principles it has outlined the following priorities:
- Ecology
- Human rights and solidarity
- Democracy
- Social justice
- Structural change of the economy
- Equality between men and women
- Equal participation of migrants.
- Non-violence
- A commitment to a green and social Europe.
[edit] Representation
[edit] Members of the Chamber of Deputies
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After the 2004 elections the party's 7 representatives in the Chamber of Deputies are:
- François Bausch, leader of the parliamentary fraction
- Claude Adam
- Felix Braz
- Camille Gira
- Jean Huss
- Henri Kox
- Viviane Loschetter
[edit] Members of the European Parliament
After the 2004 European Parliament elections the party has one representative in the European Parliament. The Greens delegation is part of the European Green Party:
[edit] Municipal government
Since 1993 the party has also competed on the local level. Currently the Greens have 28 municipal delegates, participate in several municipal coalitions, and they supply two mayors. Since 2000 the Greens supply a deputy mayor (échevin) in Esch-Alzette in a coalition with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and until 2005 the Left. The party's deputy mayor is MP Felix Braz. In 2005 MP François Bausch and the MP Viviane Loschetter became two deputy mayors in Luxembourg in a coalition with the liberal Democratic Party.
[edit] Organisation
[edit] Organisational structure
The Congress is the highest organ of the party, which sets out the party's strategy and political course. It is open to all members of the party. Every two years the congress elects the leadership of the party's organisation. This consists of two speakers, an executive committee, the party board in which the party's youth wing and women's organisation are also represented, an executive council that represents the congress, the treasurer and a financial control board.
[edit] Linked organisations
Déi Jonk Gréng is the party's youth wing. The Women's Council represents the women of the party.
[edit] International organisations
The Greens are member of the European Green Party and the Global Greens.
[edit] International Comparison
Internationally the Greens which combine green political goals with a cooperative attitude can clearly be compared to the German Alliance '90/The Greens.
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Political parties in Luxembourg | |
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| Alternative Democratic Reform Party | Christian Social People's Party Democratic Party | The Greens | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party |
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| Communist Party of Luxembourg | Free Party of Luxembourg | The Left | ||
