The Parti vert du Québec or PVQ (in English: Green Party of Quebec) is a Quebec political party whose platform is the promotion of green values . The PVQ is the Quebec branch of the Green Party of Canada. This article describes the Canadian province. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... The Global Greens Charter is a document that 800 delegates from the Green parties of 70 countries decided upon a first gathering of the Global Greens in Canberra, Australia in April 2001. ... The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ...

A first version of the Parti vert du Québec was founded in the 1980s and had candidates in the 1985, 1989 and 1994 Quebec general elections. It fell into oblivion in 1994 due to its top management leaving for the Parti Quebecois and lost its recognition as a party in 1998. The second (and current) version of the PVQ was founded in 2001. This is a list of Quebec general elections since Confederation in 1867, when Quebec became a province of the Dominion of Canada. ...

In 2002, three leftist political parties (Rassemblement pour l'alternative progressiste, Parti de la démocratie socialiste and Parti Communiste du Québec) have merged to form the Union des forces progressistes. The PVQ has pledged to try to avoid running candidates in ridings where there is a UFP candidate, although it reserves the right to run anywhere it wants to (even ridings with a UFP candidate), and has not merged with the UFP. The Parti communiste du Québec or PCQ (in English: Communist Party of Quebec) is a communist political party in Quebec. ... The Union des forces progressistes (UFP) is a left wing political party in Quebec, Canada. ...

The Leader of the PVQ is Richard Savignac.

Election results

See also

• Green Party of Canada
• Politics of Quebec
• List of Quebec general elections
• List of Quebec premiers
• List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
• National Assembly of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• Political parties in Quebec

The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ... This is an article about the politics of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... This is a list of Quebec general elections since Confederation in 1867, when Quebec became a province of the Dominion of Canada. ... This is a list of the premiers of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... This is a list of the leaders of the Opposition of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly is the legislative body of the Canadian province of Quebec. ... This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history both as part of the British Empire and the Dominion of Canada. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ...

External link

• Parti vert du Québec website (http://www.partivertquebec.org/)
• National Assembly historical information (http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/patrimoine/)
• La Politique québécoise sur le Web (http://www.quebecpolitique.com/)