Green Parties

An analysis of Yannick Jadot’s election campaign and what to expect in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

From July 2020 until the end of then-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s third term on 16 April 2021, Bulgaria was engulfed in daily demonstrations against government corruption and impunity. Following Borissov’s resignation, two inconclusive elections were held before a four-party coalition achieved a majority in November 2021. As a result, Greens are now in government in a breakthrough for the region. In January 2022, Pavel Antonov spoke to Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov, one of the co-founders of the Green Movement party, about the political legacy of the protests, Green politics and ideas in Bulgarian society, and the priorities for government.

Studies uncover surprising lessons for Greens grappling with questions about the electoral costs of taking power.

With the French presidential election just weeks away, how is Yannick Jadot making the Green case?

The 2021 national election introduced more progressive forces to Dutch politics. Will GroenLinks handle the stiff competition?

How can the Irish Greens maintain connections with grassroots activists outside of party politics whilst in government?

Portugal heads to the polls in a week. For years an outpost for successful progressive government in the European Union, Portugal’s Socialist-led government lost its majority in late 2021. What can we expect from the snap elections? What role will Portugal’s green political forces play in shaping the country’s future?

Inês de Sousa Real explains how unemployment, corruption, and short-sighted policies are holding Portugal back from a greener future.

MEP Alviina Alametsä explains what the results of June 2021 local elections mean for Finnish politics and the country’s place in Europe.

An interview with political scientist Vanessa Jérome analysing what motivates activists to mobilise and campaign for the French Greens.