Vesna – Green Party (Slovene: VESNA – zelena stranka; Vesna) is a Slovenian green political party, founded on 9 February 2022. At the founding congress, it presented the program and 4 program pillars: environment, democracy, social justice and creativity.[4][5] The name Vesna derives from the Slavic goddess Vesna, associated with spring.
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| Abbreviation | Vesna |
| Leader | Uroš Macerl, Urša Zgojznik |
| Founded | 9 February 2022 |
| Ideology | Green politics[1] Pro-Europeanism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left[3] |
| National affiliation | Levica and Vesna (2025-2026) |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| European Parliament group | Greens–European Free Alliance (2024–2025) |
| Colours | Green |
| National Assembly | 0 / 90 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 9 |
| Municipal council | 5 / 2,750 |
| Website | |
| vesnazelenastranka.si | |
Since December 2021, the party began to appear in the opinion polling for the 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election.[6] The party became an Associate Member of the European Green Party on 3 June 2023.[7]
Election results
editNational Assembly
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Uroš Macerl Urša Zgojznik |
16,089 | 1.35 (#15) | 0 / 90 |
New | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2026[a] | 67,183 | 5.69 (#6) | 0 / 90 |
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Extra-parliamentary |
- ↑ Run in coalition with The Left, see Levica and Vesna
Presidential
edit| Election | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2022[a] | Vladimir Prebilič | 92,456 | 10.60 | Lost | ||
- ↑ Supported Vladimir Prebilič as independent candidate.
European Parliament
edit| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vladimir Prebilič | 70,398 | 10.54 (#3) | 1 / 9 |
New | Greens/EFA |
References
edit- ↑ https://europeelects.eu/slovenia/
- ↑ https://europeelects.eu/slovenia/
- ↑ https://europeelects.eu/slovenia/
- ↑ "Ustanovljena je stranka Vesna, vodita jo Urša Zgojznik in Uroš Macerl". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ "Na politični oder uradno vstopila zelena stranka Vesna". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ↑ "Največjo podporo med parlamentarnimi strankami ima še naprej SDS". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ↑ "The 37th Extraordinary EGP Congress in Vienna welcomed 4 new EGP Members!". Archived from the original on 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
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