Greens Equo (and formerly Q or eQuo) is a Spanish
political party
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founded on 4 June 2011, when 35 Spanish
green parties agreed to merge into Equo. It began as a foundation on 24 September 2010 with the goal of becoming "the seed and source of debate about
political ecology and
social equity, originating a sociopolitical movement".
The first election it contested was the
2011 Spanish general election, obtaining 216,748 votes (0.9%), making it the 9th most supported party. The party was fifth in Madrid, achieving representation thanks to the Valencian coalition
CompromÃs-Q, in which Equo participated.
At the
national elections of 20 December 2015, Equo joined the list of Podemos. This resulted in seats for three Equo candidates:
Juantxo López de Uralde, Rosa MartÃnez and Jorge Luis Bail.
In the run up to the
November 2019 Spanish general election, Equo withdrew from
Unidas Podemos and agreed an
electoral fusion with
Más PaÃs. Disagreeing with this decision and willing to stay with Unidas Podemos, Equo founder Juanxto López de Uralde left the party and founded
Green Aliance.
In 2021, the party decided to change its name to Greens Equo.
Equo cambia su nombre y logo para intentar hacerse con el voto verde en España
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Electoral performance
Cortes Generales
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* * Within Podemos— En Comú Podem–És el moment
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–En Marea
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.
* ** Within Unidos Podemos.
* *** In coalition with Más PaÃs.
See also
* Renewable energy
References
2011 establishments in Spain
Ecofeminism
Ecosocialist parties
Green political parties in Spain
European Green Party
Political parties established in 2011
Socialist parties in Spain
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