The Greens (Austria)

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The Greens – The Green Alternative (German: Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative, pronounced [diː ˈɡʁyːnən diː ˈɡʁyːnə ˌaltɛʁnaˈtiːvə]) is a green political party in Austria. The Greens currently sit in opposition. Formerly, they were part of the Schallenberg government, the Second Kurz government, and the Nehammer government. It won 8.2% of votes cast in the 2024 Austrian legislative election. The current President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, is from the Green Party. The party was founded in 1986 under the name "Green Alternative" (Grüne Alternative), following the merger of the more moderate Green party Vereinte Grüne Österreichs (United Greens of Austria VGÖ, founded 1982), which had its roots in the anti-nuclear power movement and the more progressive party Alternative Liste Österreichs (Alternative List Austria, ALÖ, founded 1982) formed by ecology, feminist, peace, Third World and student activists. Since 1993, the party has carried the official name Die Grünen – Die Grüne...

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