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| Federación de los Verdes–Izquierda Verde (Spain) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Federación de los Verdes–Izquierda Verde |
| Native name | Federación de los Verdes–Izquierda Verde |
| Country | Spain |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Dissolution | 2010s |
| Position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Green |
Federación de los Verdes–Izquierda Verde (Spain) was a Spanish political federation that grouped several ecologist and green formations active in Spain from the late 1990s into the 2010s. It emerged amid debates involving European Green Party, Izquierda Unida, and regional green movements, seeking to coordinate electoral lists for municipal, regional, and national contests such as the Spanish general election and contests for the European Parliament. The federation operated in the context of Spanish autonomous communities like Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia, and Madrid, and interacted with institutional actors including the Cortes Generales and the Parliament of Catalonia.
Founded in 1999, the federation arose after fragmentation among groups influenced by the legacy of Ecologistas en Acción, the traditions of Los Verdes (Spain), and the organizational experiments of Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds. Early milestones included participation in municipal coalitions in towns such as Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, and Vigo, and candidacies for the 1999 European Parliament elections. The federation negotiated with national actors like Partido Socialista Obrero Español and Izquierda Unida while responding to transnational dynamics involving the European Green Party and debates at venues such as the European Parliament. Internal tensions mirrored splits experienced by contemporaries like Los Verdes–Grupo Verde and led to reorganizations influenced by regional federations in Basque Country, Navarre, and Valencia. By the 2010s many member groups joined broader leftist alliances or integrated into formations connected to Podemos and left-green municipal platforms inspired by the 2011 Spanish protests and the Indignados movement.
The federation articulated an agenda combining environmentalism associated with figures like Rachel Carson and policy frameworks discussed within the European Green Party with social justice themes prominent in Marxist-influenced currents and anti-austerity platforms linked to Movimientos sociales after the 2008 financial crisis. Its program emphasized renewable energy transitions aligned with debates in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, urban sustainability measures reflected in initiatives in Barcelona and Bilbao, and biodiversity protections related to legislation like the Habitats Directive. On economic questions the federation proposed alternatives to austerity promoted by European Union fiscal rules, engaged with proposals from Attac activists, and debated alliances with Izquierda Unida and social-democratic currents from Partido Socialista Obrero Español. The platform included positions on migration and human rights discussed in forums involving Amnesty International and CEAR.
Organisationally the federation functioned as a coalition of regional parties and associations including groups inspired by Los Verdes (Spain), Verdes Equo precursors, and municipal platforms from cities like Madrid and Valencia. Leadership structures combined regional coordinators with national assemblies modelled on participatory practices championed by Green Party (United Kingdom) and Die Grünen. Membership drew activists from environmental NGOs such as Greenpeace and WWF, labor activists with ties to unions like the Confederación General del Trabajo and Comisiones Obreras, and intellectuals connected to universities including Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universitat de Barcelona. The federation maintained working groups on climate policy, urban planning, and rural development that liaised with European networks including the European Green Federation and participated in conferences at institutions like the Council of Europe.
Electoral efforts included candidacies in municipal elections across municipal councils in Barcelona, Seville, and A Coruña, regional contests for the Parliament of Andalusia and Parliament of Catalonia, national lists for the Cortes Generales, and lists to the European Parliament. Results varied: local successes produced councillors in municipal chambers, while national vote shares were marginal compared with major parties such as Partido Popular and Partido Socialista Obrero Español. The federation sometimes gained representation through coalitions with Izquierda Unida or local citizen platforms similar to Barcelona en Comú, and it contested European elections alongside other green actors aligned with the European Green Party and groups like The Greens–European Free Alliance.
Coalition strategies ranged from electoral pacts with Izquierda Unida and municipal alliances modeled on PAH-linked candidacies to cooperation with regional nationalist formations such as Convergence and Union and Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya in specific localities. At European level the federation sought alignment with the European Green Party and participated in broader left coalitions competing against Partido Popular-backed lists and neoliberal groupings in the European Parliament. In later years several member groups engaged in dialogues with emergent parties like Podemos and regional coalitions akin to En Comú Podem and En Marea.
Prominent figures associated with the federation included regional coordinators and municipal councillors who had backgrounds in activism with Ecologistas en Acción, academic links to institutions such as Universidad de Salamanca, and prior involvement in parties like Los Verdes (Spain). Several leaders later appeared in coalitions with Izquierda Unida or joined platforms connected to Podemos; others pursued advocacy in NGOs such as Greenpeace and think tanks dealing with climate policy linked to Fundación Biodiversidad.
Key campaigns focused on anti-nuclear mobilizations reflecting debates around installations like Vandellòs Nuclear Power Plant, renewable policy promotion referencing initiatives in Germany and Denmark, urban mobility reforms mirroring projects in Copenhagen and Amsterdam, and rural land stewardship connected to regions such as Galicia and Andalusia. The federation campaigned on biodiversity protections related to the Doñana National Park controversies, water management debates involving the Ebro River plans, and anti-fracking movements seen in places like Soria. Advocacy also covered social policies in coalition with groups influenced by Caritas-linked welfare discussions and housing campaigns akin to actions by the PAH.
Category:Green political parties in Spain Category:Defunct political party federations in Spain