Ciarán Cuffe, Co-Chair of the European Green Party, said:

“Our member Green Left becoming for the first time the second-biggest force in the Danish parliament shows that voters across Europe are turning to Greens for credible solutions on the issues that matter most: protection of nature, a society with less stress, and affordable energy from renewable sources that are not exposed to geopolitical shocks. The Danish success confirms strong recent results for Green parties in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands.”

Vula Tsetsi, Co-Chair of the European Green Party, added: “The series of successes starts to show a pattern of people voting for a green future across Europe. There is again a clear appetite among voters to put social welfare, climate and environmental action at the top of the political agenda. Europeans support the strategy to invest in renewables to secure European energy independence. From Copenhagen to Lyon, from Manchester to Amsterdam, people are choosing a future that protects their health, their environment, and their bills.”

Background

In November, the Green Left won the local elections in Copenhagen, with Sisse Marie Welling becoming the Lord Mayor of Denmark’s capital. Last month in the UK, the Green Party won the by-election for an MP in Greater Manchester. The German Greens achieved a major regional victory in Baden-Württemberg, and won the Mayorship of Munich for the first time.

The Danish Green Left has been a full member of the European Green Party since 2014.

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