Greens Equo Explained
Greens Equo (GQ) and formerly EQUO, is a Spanish political party founded on 4 June 2011, when 35 Spanish green parties agreed to merge into Equo. It began as a foundation on 24 September 2010 with the goal of becoming "the seed and source of debate about political ecology and social equity, originating a sociopolitical movement".[5]
History
The first election it contested was the 2011 Spanish general election, obtaining 216,748 votes (0.9%), making it the 9th most supported party.[6] The party was fifth in Madrid,[7] achieving representation thanks to the Valencian coalition Compromís-Q, in which Equo participated.[8]
At the national elections of 20 December 2015, Equo joined the list of Podemos. This resulted in seats for three Equo candidates: Juantxo López de Uralde, Rosa Martínez and Jorge Luis Bail.[9]
In the runup to the November 2019 Spanish general election, Equo withdrew from Unidas Podemos and agreed an electoral fusion with Más País. Disagreeing with this decision and willing to stay with Unidas Podemos, Equo founder Juanxto López de Uralde left the party and founded Green Alliance.[10]
In 2021, the party decided to change its name to Greens Equo.[11]
Electoral performance
Congress of Deputies| Date | Votes | Seats | Status | Size |
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| % | ±pp | | ± |
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| 2011 | 216,748 | 0.9% | — | | — | N/A | 9th |
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| 2015 | 5,212,711 | 20.7% | N/A | | 3 | New election | |
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| 2016 | 5,087,538 | 21.2% | N/A | | 0 | Opposition | |
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| 2019 (Apr) | 3,732,929 | 14.3% | N/A | | 2 | New election | |
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| 2019 (Nov) | 582,306 | 2.40% | N/A | | 1 | Confidence and supply | | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Equo irá con Compromís a las europeas y un sector de la dirección plantea ir a los tribunales. 11 April 2019.
- Web site: Who are we?. 9 December 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20111202234033/http://www.equova.org/%C2%BFquienes-somos/. 2 December 2011. dead. .
- Web site: EQUO pasa de 23 a 90 concejales y está presente en 14 capitales de provincia. eldiario.es. 25 May 2015 . 15 October 2016.
- Juan Ponce and Cristina Rodríguez Armigen, elected as part of Greens Equo of the Valencian Country/Compromís in the Corts Valencianes.
David Abril, elected as part of Més per Mallorca in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands.
Alejandro Sánchez Pérez, elected as part of Podemos in the Assembly of Madrid.
Carmen Molina elected as part of Podemos in the Parliament of Andalusia.
José Ramón Becerra elected as part of Elkarrekin Podemos in the Basque Parliament.
- Web site: Who are we?. 9 December 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20111202234033/http://www.equova.org/%C2%BFquienes-somos/. 2 December 2011. dead. .
- Web site: Results of the 2011 Spanish general election. es. 9 December 2011.
- Web site: Results for the 2011 Spanish general election in the Community of Madrid. es. 9 December 2011. 10 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230708/http://elecciones.mir.es/resultadosgenerales2011/99CG/DCG12999CM_L1.htm. dead.
- News: Equo entra en el Congreso, pero solo de la mano de Compromís . El País . 21 November 2011 . Equo enters Congress, but only hand in hand with Compromís . es . 2 December 2012. Rodríguez-Pina . Gloria .
- Web site: EQUO entra en el Congreso con 3 escaños. partidoequo.es. 15 October 2016. 4 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210204044946/https://partidoequo.es/equo-entra-en-el-congreso-con-3-escanos/. dead.
- Web site: 10 June 2021 . López de Uralde: "No nos creemos el discurso de que el ecologismo no es ni de izquierdas ni de derechas" . es . López de Uralde: "We do not believe the discourse that environmentalism is neither left nor right" . Público.es.
- https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4630707/0/equo-cambiara-de-nombre-y-logo-para-relanzar-el-espacio-verde-en-espana/ Equo cambia su nombre y logo para intentar hacerse con el voto verde en España
