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Europe of the Peoples–Greens

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Europe of the Peoples – The Greens (in Spanish Europa de los Pueblos – Los Verdes) is Spanish electoral alliance formed for the 2009 European Parliament elections.

The alliance consists of eleven parties, nine leftwing nationalist and two green. All member parties are allied with either the European Free Alliance or the European Greens. The alliance elected one Member of the European Parliament - Oriol Junqueras from the Catalan ERC. The MEP is expected to sit in the European Greens–European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament.

The program of the alliance emphasized multiculturalism, environmentalism, democratic reform, peace and a commitment to a social Europe.

Member parties

  • Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya) Catalan independentist party
  • Galician Nationalist Bloc (Bloque Nacionalista Galego) an alliance of leftwing parties and individuals in favour of Galician self-government
  • Eusko Alkartasuna, a Basque nationalist party
  • Aralar, a Basque nationalist party
  • Aragonese Council (Chunta Aragonesista) a party in favour of Aragonese self-government.
  • Majorca Socialist Party – Nationalist Agreement (Partit Socialista de Mallorca – Entesa Nacionalista) a Catalan nationalist party in Majorca
  • Agreement for Majorca (Entesa per Mallorca)
  • The Greens (Els Verds)
  • Confederation of the Greens (Confederación de los Verdes)
  • New Canarias (Nueva Canarias)
  • Unidá, an Asturian nationalist political party.

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    Europe of the Peoples–Greens Wikipedia
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