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The Ecologists (
History
Party foundation
Following the
EE was successful in the 2009 European elections on 7 June 2009, reaching third place in France with 16.3% of the vote, only a few thousand votes behind the Socialist Party (PS), winning 14 of France's 72 seats in the European Parliament.[9] The experience led to further attempts to expand the French green movement, ahead of the 2010 regional elections. Europe Ecology ran independent lists in the first round in every region, once again with the participation of new activists including Philippe Meirieu, Laurence Vichnievsky or Augustin Legrand. While they fell short of their 2009 success, EE nevertheless managed to win 12.5% of the vote nationally (third place).
The Greens and those new activists who joined the movement by way of EE – but who did not wish to join the party – began talks to allow for the creation of a new, enlarged political movement. In October and November 2010, EE and later The Greens ratified new statutes and a new manifesto. Notably, these new statutes allowed for "cooperators" - individuals who did not join the party as full paying members but who are nonetheless allowed to run as candidates, vote in presidential primaries and partake in debates over the platform.[10]
The official launch of the new party, presented as a new political force, was held in Lyon on 9 November 2010. The new party adopted the name Europe Ecology – The Greens (Europe Écologie Les Verts, EELV). However, the launch of the party was marked by tensions between longtime politicians from the former Green party and new activists from various non-political social movements. Jean-Paul Besset, for example, resigned all his leadership responsibilities in EELV within weeks and denounced a "poisonous Cold War atmosphere".[11] A month later, Philippe Meirieu was named as the first president of the party's new federal council, created by the EELV statutes.
In the 2011 cantonal elections, EELV won 8.2% of the vote nationally – becoming the third largest force on the left behind the PS and Left Front (FG). Although the traditional runoff deals were sealed with both of these parties, some EELV candidates qualified for the runoff against other left-wing candidates did not withdraw, creating tensions with EELV's traditional left-wing allies.[12] Ultimately, EELV won 27 seats, 16 more seats than what the Greens had won in the same series of cantons in 2004.
A presidential primary to nominate a candidate for the 2012 presidential election, open to members and cooperators, was held in June and July 2011. Four candidates sought the EELV nomination, most notably Eva Joly, an MEP and Nicolas Hulot, a well known TV personality and environmentalist. Joly emerged victorious in the runoff on 12 July with 58.16%.[13]
In the 2011 senatorial elections, an agreement with the PS allowed for the first left senatorial majority under the Fifth Republic and the creation of the first entirely green parliamentary group.
On 15 November 2011, EELV and the PS signed a coalition agreement prior to the 2012 presidential election. The agreement included a commitment to reduce the share of
2012–2015: presidential and legislative elections, partners of the government
In the 2012 presidential election, EELV candidate Eva Joly won 2.3% of the vote and was eliminated in the first round.[9][16]
In the 2012 legislative elections, EELV candidates won 5.46% nationally and elected a record 17 deputies (in addition to one member of the regionalist Breton Democratic Union, backed by EELV). However, every EELV deputy who was victorious had benefited from the endorsement of the PS, although many faced local PS dissidents.[citation needed]
In the
In the 2014 European elections on 25 May 2014, EELV received 8.95% of the vote, sixth place nationally, returning 6 MEPs.[17]
Since 2017: opposition to Emmanuel Macron, European elections and municipal victories
In the
Following the success of the 2019 European elections, the polls for the municipal elections predict good results for EELV. Thus, cities like Rouen, Villeurbanne, Strasbourg, Besançon or Lille are considered as being able to be won. On the evening of the first round, around twenty environmentalist lists won the elections in the first round (including outgoing mayors such as in Schiltigheim), and EELV came out on top in several large cities (Besançon, Lyon, Strasbourg or Grenoble), or second but favorite in others (Bordeaux, Poitiers). The scores are however disappointing in several big cities like Paris, Nîmes, Montpellier or Marseille. In the latter, however, the EELV's list (8% in the first round) merges with the union list of the left which came in first (23%), moreover led by an environmental candidate from but suspended from the party, Michèle Rubirola.
The second round confirms these good scores since the party wins the municipalities of Lyon, Strasbourg and Bordeaux, the latter not having known alternation since 1945, but also Besançon, Tours, Poitiers and Grenoble. The candidates of Lille and Metz both suffer a narrow loss of 200 votes, respectively against and with the Socialist Party. The Rouen and Villeurbanne's lists join those of the Socialist Party, both elected, like that of Marseille.[18]
In October 2022, The New Democrats merged into EELV.[19] In October 2023, EELV changed its name to The Ecologists.[3]
Ideology
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As a green party, EELV prioritises and emphasises environmental issues. It calls for a 40% reduction in
On economic issues, EELV leans strongly to the left. Besides the creation of 'green jobs' in fields such as thermal isolation and renewable energies, it also supports a
The party has traditionally supported
The green movement supports political reform, including
Electoral results
Presidential
Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | |||
2012 | Eva Joly | 828,345 | 2.31 | 6th | — | Lost | ||
2017[a] | Benoît Hamon | 2,291,288 | 6.36 | 5th | — | Lost | ||
2022 | Yannick Jadot | 1,627,853 | 4.63 | 6th | — | Lost |
Legislative
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/- |
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2012 | 1,418,264 | 5.46% (#5) | 18 / 577
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2017 | 973,527 | 4.30% (#9) | 1 / 577
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2022 | 891,292 | 3.92% (#6) | 27 / 577
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- 18 (incl. Paul Molac of the New Dealin December 2013.
European Parliament
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/- |
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2009 | 2,803,759 | 16.28 (#3) | 14 / 72
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2014 | 1,695,914 | 8.95 (#5) | 6 / 74
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2019 | 3,055,023 | 13.48% (#3) | 13 / 79
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Other elections
- 2010 regional elections: EE lists won 12.2% nationally in the first round. It won its best result (17.82%) in Rhône-Alpes. All its lists withdrew and merged with PS lists, except in Brittany, where it maintained its own separate list and won 17.4% of the votes in the runoff.
- 2011 cantonal elections: EELV won 8.22% nationally and 27 seats.
- 2020 municipal elections : EELV won, as senior member of coalitions (mostly with left parties such as PS or LFI), some of the largest French cities, including Marseille, Lyon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Nancy and Besançon, while keeping the city of Grenoble (mayor reelected in first round). EELV was close to victory in Lille and Toulouse. The press called it a "green wave", highlighting the importance of ecology in French politics.[23]
Elected officials
Member of the National Assembly
- Christine Arrighi (Haute-Garonne's 9th constituency)
- Julien Bayou (Paris's 5th constituency)
- Lisa Belluco (Vienne's 1st constituency)
- Cyrielle Chatelain (Isère's 2nd constituency)
- Charles Fournier (Indre-et-Loire's 1st constituency)
- Marie-Charlotte Garin (Rhône's 3rd constituency)
- Jérémie Iordanoff (Isère's 5th constituency)
- Julie Laernoes (Loire-Atlantique's 4th constituency)
- Francesca Pasquini (Hauts-de-Seine's 2nd constituency)
- Marie Pochon (Drôme's 3rd constituency)
- Jean-Claude Raux (Loire-Atlantique's 6th constituency)
- Sandra Regol (Bas-Rhin's 1st constituency)
- Sandrine Rousseau (Paris's 9th constituency)
- Éva Sas (Paris's 8th constituency)
- Sabrina Sebaihi (Hauts-de-Seine's 4th constituency)
- Nicholas Thierry (Gironde's 2nd constituency)
Member of the French Senate
MEPs
Other elected officials
EELV claims 34
Leadership
The party executive is formed by the Executive Bureau. The national secretary is the leader of the executive bureau and is the party's most senior leader. The federal council is composed of 150 members (75 men and 75 women) and serves as the party's parliament, meeting on a monthly basis.
- National secretaries: Cécile Duflot (2010–2012), Pascal Durand (2012–2013), Emmanuelle Cosse (2013–2016), David Cormand (2016–2019), Julien Bayou (2019–2022), Marine Tondelier (2022–present)
- President of the federal council: Philippe Meirieu (2010–2013), Thierry Brochot (2013–2016), Nicolas Bonnet (2016–2019), Henri Arevalo (2019–present)
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "À l'heure du congrès, EELV se rêve en parti de masse". 22 November 2022.
- ^ Mestre, Abel (25 March 2019). "Elections européennes : EELV dévoile son « plan d'action pour l'Europe »". www.lemonde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ a b Justine Guitton-Boussion et Mathieu Génon (photographies) (16 October 2023). "EELV devient Les Écologistes : ça va changer quoi ?" [EELV becomes Les Écologists: what will that change?]. Repoerterre (in French).
- ^ Humphries, Heather Elizabeth (May 2019). Results of EU Parliamentary Elections 2019. EU Centre in Singapore. p. 6.
- ^ Bouthray, Éric (2 October 2019). "Le Creusot. Pierre-Étienne Graffard conduira une liste EELV aux municipales". www.lejsl.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "France". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ "The Political groups of the European Parliament". European Parliament. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4833-8626-3.
- ^ a b c Pierre, Bréchon (2011), Les partis politiques français, La documentation française, pp. 129–154
- ^ Un responsable d'Europe Écologie claque la porte Archived 2013-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Le Point, 7 December 2010
- ^ Cantonales : la gauche boucle les négociations dans la douleur L'Express, 22 March 2011
- ^ Primaire écolo : Joly gagne avec 58,16% Le Figaro, 12 July 2011
- ^ Les principaux points de l'accord PS-EELV Le Monde, 16 November 2011
- ^ Les Verts votent pour une participation à un gouvernement Hollande, Le Figaro, 8 May 2012
- ISBN 978-1-4758-1230-5.
- ^ "Élection européenne 2014". france-politique.fr. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Willsher, Kim (28 June 2020). "Greens surge in French local elections as Anne Hidalgo holds Paris". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ à 12h54, Par Julien Duffé Le 23 octobre 2022 (2022-10-23). "Le député Aurélien Taché et son parti rejoignent EELV". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-12.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Projet 2012". eelv.fr. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Yannick Jadot se retire de la course à la présidentielle et rallie Benoît Hamon". Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Morbihan - Législatives : Paul Molac, candidat du PS, des écolos et de l'UDB à Ploërmel - Le Mensuel du Golfe du Morbihan" (in French). Morbihan.lemensuel.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ^ "CARTE. La vague verte déferle sur les municipales: découvrez les villes remportées par EELV". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-16.