Vesna – Green Party Explained

Vesna – Green Party
Native Name:VESNA – zelena stranka
Abbreviation:Vesna
Leader:Uroš Macerl,
Urša Zgojznik
Ideology:Green politics
Pro-Europeanism
Position:Centre-left
European:European Green Party
Colours: Green
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Seats2 Title:European Parliament
Seats3 Title:Municipal council
Website:vesnazelenastranka.si
Country:Slovenia

Vesna – Green Party (Slovenian: VESNA – zelena stranka; Vesna) is a Slovenian green political party, founded on 9 February 2022. At the founding congress, it presented the program and 4 program pillars: environment, democracy, social justice and creativity.[1] [2] The name Vesna derives from the Slavic goddess Vesna, associated with spring.

Since December 2021, the party began to appear in the opinion polling for the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election.[3] The party became an Associate Member of the European Green Party on 3 June 2023.[4]

Electoral results

European Parliament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ustanovljena je stranka Vesna, vodita jo Urša Zgojznik in Uroš Macerl. 2022-02-09. RTVSLO.si. sl.
  2. Web site: Na politični oder uradno vstopila zelena stranka Vesna. 2022-02-18. www.delo.si. sl-si.
  3. Web site: Največjo podporo med parlamentarnimi strankami ima še naprej SDS. 2022-02-18. RTVSLO.si. sl.
  4. Web site: The 37th Extraordinary EGP Congress in Vienna welcomed 4 new EGP Members!. en.