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Vesna – Green Party
VESNA – zelena stranka
AbbreviationVesna
LeaderUroš Macerl,
Urša Zgojznik
Founded9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
IdeologyGreen politics
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-left
European affiliationEuropean Green Party
Colours  Green
National Assembly
0 / 90
European Parliament
1 / 9
Municipal council
5 / 2,750
Website
vesnazelenastranka.si

Vesna – Green Party (Slovene: 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]

Election results

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National Assembly

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
2022 Uroš Macerl
Urša Zgojznik
16,089 1.35 (#15)
0 / 90
New Extra-parliamentary

Presidential

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Election Candidate 1st round 2nd round Result
Votes % Votes %
2022[a] Vladimir Prebilič 92,456 10.60 Lost
  1. ^ Supported Vladimir Prebilič as independent candidate.

European Parliament

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Election List leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2024 Vladimir Prebilič 70,398 10.54 (#3)
1 / 9
New Greens/EFA

References

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