Initiative for Catalonia Greens

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Initiative for Catalonia Greens
Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds
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Initiative for Catalonia Greens (

Izquierda Unida in Catalonia
. IC later developed into a political party, and PSUC was dissolved.

The youth of ICV was called Joves d'Esquerra Verda (Green Left Youth). It used to be called JambI, Joves amb Iniciativa (Youth with Initiative).

In the elections to the

Green Group
.

The ICV formed part of the past ruling tripartite coalition (along with the

Generalitat of Catalonia
. The coalition governed Catalonia from 2004-2010. ICV was given responsibility for the Ministry of the Environment in the share-out of power in the new government.

Initiative for Catalonia Greens had an agreement of mutual association with

Equo.[3]
It was dissolved in 2019.[1] In July 2020 it was announced that the party would be re-founded as Green Left.[4][5]

Ideology

Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds called itself an "ecosocialist" party and its members were therefore "ecosocialists". This ideology is summarized in the book The Ecosocialist Manifesto, co-written by a number of left-wing green politicians. This ideology looks to renew the left and is firmly against communism as practised in the former

Basque Country, Galicia or Catalonia).[6] The party voted in favour of the Catalan parliament's declaration defining Catalonia as a "sovereign political and juridical entity" ("subjecte polític i jurídic sobirà") in 2013.[7]

Presidents

  1. Rafael Ribó i Massó
    (1987–2000)
  2. Joan Saura (2000–present)

Electoral results

Spanish Parliament

Congress of Deputies

Election year # of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall seats won +/- Notes
2000 119,290 0.5
1 / 350
2004 234,790 0.9
2 / 350
 Increase 1
2008 183,338 0.7
1 / 350
 Decrease 1
2011 280,152 1.2
3 / 350
 Increase 2

Catalan Parliament

Election year # of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall seats won +/- Notes
1988 209,211 7.7 (#3)
9 / 135
1992 171,794 6.5 (#4)
7 / 135
 Decrease 2
1995 313,092 9.7 (#5)
11 / 135
 Increase 4
1999
 78,441 2.5 (#5)
3 / 135
 Decrease 8
2003
 241,163 7.2 (#5)
9 / 135
 Increase 6
2006 282,693 9.5 (#5)
12 / 135
 Increase 3
2010
 229,985 7.4 (#4)
10 / 135
 Decrease 2
2012
 358,857 9.9 (#5)
13 / 135
 Increase 3

European Parliament

Election year # of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall seats won +/- Notes
2009 119,755 6.1 (#5)
1 / 50
 Part of a joint list with United Left
2014 258,554 10.3 (#4)
1 / 54
 Part of a joint list with United Left

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Since 2017 integrated within Catalunya en Comú

References

  1. ^ a b D. C. S. (6 July 2019). "ICV anuncia su disolución "cuando se cierre el concurso" de acreedores". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Catalonia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ "EQUO - ICV Agreement of Association and Protocol of Relations" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012..
  4. ^ "ICV se refundará en un nuevo partido bautizado como Esquerra Verda". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. EFE. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ^ "El nuevo partido Esquerra Verda recuperará el legado de la extinta Iniciativa per Catalunya". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. EFE. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ISBN 84-87567-34-7
    )
  7. ^ "El Parlament de Catalunya aprova la declaració de sobirania de CiU i ERC". La Vanguardia en català. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

External links

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