The Greens–Green Alternative

For the Austrian party "The Greens – The Green Alternative", see The Greens (Austria). For the Croatian party, see Green Party – Green Alternative.

The Greens–Green Alternative (Catalan: Els Verds–Alternativa Verda, EV–AV) is a political party based in Catalonia, founded in September 1999 by former members of The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia (EV–CEC),^[1][2] after the party had split in March 1998 over the type of relationship to establish with the newly-autonomous Initiative for Catalonia (IC).^[3][4]

The Greens–Green Alternative Els Verds–Alternativa Verda
Founded	September 1999 (1999-09)
Headquarters	C/ Luna, 41, bjs. 17220, Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Ideology	Ecologism Catalan independentism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Catalan Solidarity for Independence (2010–15) Popular Unity Candidacy (2015–17) Together for Catalonia (2017) (2017–20)
Parliament of Catalonia	0 / 135
Website
www.verds-alternativaverda.org
Politics of Catalonia Political parties Elections

In January 2015, EV–AV joined the "Constituent Call" platform promoted by the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP),^[5][6] though for the 2015 Catalan regional election they gave support to the Junts pel Sí candidacy.^[7] Ahead of the 2017 Catalan regional election the party had several of its members integrated within Together for Catalonia (JxCat)'s lists,^[8][9] granting its support to JxCat in subsequent elections as well.^[10] On 28 May 2019, party member Josep Puig entered Parliament replacing Josep Rull as a result of the latter's resignation to become a member of the Congress of Deputies.^[11]

Electoral performance

Parliament of Catalonia

Parliament of Catalonia
Election	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Leading candidate	Status in legislature
1999	8,254	0.26%	8th	0 / 135	0	Josep Puig	No seats
2003	1,886	0.06%	12th	0 / 135	0	Santiago Vilanova	No seats
2006	3,228	0.11%	13th	0 / 135	0	Santiago Vilanova	No seats
2010	Within SI			0 / 135	0	Joan Laporta	Opposition
2012	Within SI			0 / 135	0	Alfons López Tena	No seats
2017	Within JuntsxCat			0 / 135	0	Carles Puigdemont[a]	Coalition (JxCat–ERC)

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
Election	Congress					Senate		Leading candidate	Status in legislature
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
2000	11,579	0.05%	31st	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Santiago Vilanova	No seats
2004	1,836	0.01%	60th	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Josep Lluis Freijó	No seats
2008	2,028	0.01%	51st	0 / 350	0	0 / 208	0	Xavier García i Pujadas	No seats

Election	Catalonia
	Congress					Senate
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
2000	11,579	0.34%	8th	0 / 46	0	0 / 16	0
2004	1,836	0.05%	14th	0 / 47	0	0 / 16	0
2008	2,028	0.05%	19th	0 / 47	0	0 / 16	0

Notes

1. At the time of the election, Puigdemont was in self-exile in Belgium.