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It was the first Portuguese ecologist party and since its foundation, in 1982, the PEV is closely related to the Portuguese Communist Party, and now (as of 2005), after participating allied with it in the Unitarian Democratic Coalition in several elections, the PEV holds many mandates in local assemblies and two seats in the Assembly of the Republic. PCPs official symbol, featuring the hammer and sickle and the Portuguese national colors, red and green. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CDU logo The Unitarian Democratic Coalition (Portuguese: Coligação Democrática Unitária or CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes or PEV). ... The Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament; its building in Lisbon is referred to as Palácio de São Bento (Saint Benedicts Palace). ...

The Party's youth wing is the ECOLOJOVEM. It edits a newspaper named Folha Verde and its headquarters are located in Lisbon. District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ...

History and general info

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The Party was founded 1982, originally named Movimento Ecologista Português - Partido "Os Verdes", by a group of Portuguese citizens interested in the promotion of the ecologist movement in the Portuguese society. Politics is the process by which decisions are made within groups. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the end of the 1970s, the World was facing new ecological problems, such as the greenhouse effect and the depletion of the ozone layer and the lack of awareness of this among the Portuguese society, along with the lack of an organized Ecologist movement led to the foundation of the Ecologist Party "The Greens" in order to put such problems in the political agenda. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The greenhouse effect, first discovered by Joseph Fourier in 1824, is the process by which an atmosphere warms a planet. ...

The Party created regional groups right after its foundation, groups that never stoped growing since then. The growth of the Party throughout the country allowed many members to integrate the electoral lists of the CDU, some being elected to very different tasks. Currently (as of 2005),The PEV has several members elected in Municipal Assemblies and Parish Assemblies and two members elected in the Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese parliament). Those two members are Heloísa Apolónia and Francisco Madeira Lopes. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Assembleia Municipal (municipal assembly) governs a concelho (municipality) in Portugal. ... A freguesia is a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas province of Macao. ... The Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament; its building in Lisbon is referred to as Palácio de São Bento (Saint Benedicts Palace). ...

The PEV is also present in the National Electoral Commission and also in the National Council of Education.

The youth wing of the Party is the ECOLOJOVEM, founded in 1989, which is a founding member of the Federation of Young European Greens.

The PEV edits a newspaper, the Folha Verde (Green Leaf), which received several press prizes for its unique design and style.

Electoral results

Early CDU sticker, featuring a bee, intended to be an animal that works every day

Os Verdes poster

CDU results in the local election of 2005. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)

In elections, the PEV is closely allied with the Portuguese Communist Party, first in the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. This explains a nickname given to the Os Verdes by some: "melancias" (lit. watermelons): green outside, red inside. Download high resolution version (381x640, 26 KB)Early CDU sticker. ... Download high resolution version (381x640, 26 KB)Early CDU sticker. ... CDU logo The Unitarian Democratic Coalition (Portuguese: Coligação Democrática Unitária or CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes or PEV). ... Image File history File links CDU_electoral_results_local. ... Image File history File links CDU_electoral_results_local. ... PCPs official symbol, featuring the hammer and sickle and the Portuguese national colors, red and green. ... CDU logo The Unitarian Democratic Coalition (Portuguese: Coligação Democrática Unitária or CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes or PEV). ...

Results in parliamentary elections

(source: Portuguese Electoral Commission) The Portuguese legislative election of 1987 took place on July 19. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1991 took place on October 6. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1995 took place on October 1. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1999 took place on October 10. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 2002 took place on March 17. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 2005 took place on February 20. ...

Note:

• In brackets is the number of MPs elected by the PEV in the total elected by CDU.
• In 1991 the overall number of MPs changed from the original 250 to 230.

Results in local elections

(source: Portuguese Electoral Commission) The Portuguese local election of 2005 took place on October 9. ...

Results in European Parliament elections

(source: Portuguese Electoral Commission) The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held in Portugal on June 13, 2004. ...

Note:

• In 2004, after the enlargement of the European Union, the number of MEPs elected by Portugal decreased from the original 25 to 24.

The European Union (EU) was originally created by the six founding states in 1952, but has grown to its current size of 25 member states. ...

See also

• Politics of Portugal
• List of political parties in Portugal
• Unitarian Democratic Coalition

The four main organs of the national government are the presidency, the prime minister and Council of Ministers (the government), the Assembly of the Republic (the parliament), and the judiciary. ... Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ... CDU logo The Unitarian Democratic Coalition (Portuguese: Coligação Democrática Unitária or CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes or PEV). ...

External links

• Official web site
• Info on EFGP site
• PEV website in the Lisbon Municipal Assembly

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