Green Party Miljøpartiet De Grønne | |
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Abbreviation | MDG |
Leader | Arild Hermstad |
Deputy leader | Lan Marie Berg |
Founded | 29 October 1988 |
Headquarters | Oslo |
Youth wing | Young Greens of Norway |
Membership (2021) | 12,370[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-left |
European affiliation | European Green Party |
International affiliation | Global Greens |
Colours | Green |
Storting | 3 / 169 |
County Councils | 36 / 574 |
Municipal Councils | 157 / 9,344 |
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The Green Party (Bokmål: Miljøpartiet De Grønne, Nynorsk: Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne) is a centre-left[2][3] green[4] political party in Norway. The party holds three seats in the Parliament of Norway (gaining 3.9% in the 2021 elections) and also has representation in municipal councils and county councils (gaining 4.1% in the 2023 elections). Its voters are the youngest and most highly educated out of any party in Norway.[5][6]
Similar to its German role model Alliance 90/The Greens, MDG represents green politics with social liberal features. It has been described as centre-left by academics and voters.[7][8] The party has historical roots partly in the new left of the 1960s and 1970s, and partly in the broader environmental movement of the 1970s and 1980s, which itself was highly diverse and attracted support from both the new left and environmentally-oriented liberals and conservatives who rallied around environmental issues. Over time the party has moved in a more centrist and socially liberal direction. MDG stands in a progressive tradition and also defines itself as an intersectional feminist party.[9][10] The party claims distance from the two dominant right-wing and left-wing political blocks, jointly denominated as "the fossil block".[11] The party has gradually moved closer to liberal internationalism over time, allowing for the use of military force when it can promote peace and human rights. MDG supports Norwegian EU membership[12] and NATO membership, while also advocating for a focus on arms control and peaceful conflict resolution. The party's voters are among the most pro-EU, and MDG has been described as a party for "urban, liberal, moderately left-wing academics."[13]
The Green Party is a member of the European Green Party and the Global Greens, and was founded with the German Greens as its stated model.[14] It maintains close ties to other Green parties including the German Greens and the Swedish Greens. It is led by Arild Hermstad.[15]
I mine undersøkelser av partienes landsmøtedelegater (de som vedtar partiets politikk) kommer det frem at partiet i all hovedsak plasserer seg på «venstresiden» i norsk politikk.
Data fra Norsk medborgerpanel viser at velgerne plasserer partiet til venstre for sentrum.
I mine undersøkelser av partienes landsmøtedelegater (de som vedtar partiets politikk) kommer det frem at partiet i all hovedsak plasserer seg på «venstresiden» i norsk politikk.
Data fra Norsk medborgerpanel viser at velgerne plasserer partiet til venstre for sentrum.