The Greens–Green Alternative

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{{Infobox political party

| name = The Greens–Green Alternative

| native_name = Els Verds–Alternativa Verda

| colorcode = {{party color|The Greens–Green Alternative}}

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| leader =

| founded = {{Start date|df=yes|1999|09}}

| dissolved =

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| ideology = Ecologism
Catalan independentism

| position = Left-wing

| headquarters = C/ Luna, 41, bjs.
17220, Sant Feliu de Guíxols

| colours =

| national = Catalan Solidarity for Independence {{small|(2010–15)}}
Popular Unity Candidacy {{small|(2015–17)}}
{{nowrap|Together for Catalonia (2017)}} {{small|(2017–20)}}

| european =

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| seats1_title = Parliament of Catalonia

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|135|hex={{party color|The Greens–Green Alternative}}}}

| website = {{url|http://www.verds-alternativaverda.org/}}

| country = Spain

| state = Catalonia

}}

The Greens–Green Alternative ({{langx|ca|Els Verds–Alternativa Verda}}, EV–AV) is a political party based in Catalonia, founded in September 1999 by former members of The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia (EV–CEC),{{cite news |last=Noguer |first=Miquel |date=20 September 1999 |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1999/09/20/catalunya/937789648_850215.html |title=Nace Verds-Alternativa Verda para "frenar el desorden ecologista" |language=Spanish |newspaper=El País |location=Viladrau |access-date=13 August 2018}}{{cite news |last=Rius Sant |first=Xavier |date=4 July 2001 |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2001/07/04/catalunya/994208841_850215.html |title=Iniciativa-Verds, Mendiluce y EUiA, ¿cuadramos el círculo? |language=Spanish |newspaper=El País |access-date=8 July 2020}} after the party had split in March 1998 over the type of relationship to establish with the newly-autonomous Initiative for Catalonia (IC).{{cite web |url=https://www.enciclopedia.cat/ec-partits-167.xml |title=Els Verds-Alternativa Verda |language=Catalan |website=www.enciclopedia.cat |publisher=Diccionari dels Partits Polítics de Catalunya, segle XX |access-date=8 July 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.historiaelectoral.com/pv.html |title=Ecologist parties |language=Spanish |website=historiaelectoral.com |publisher=Electoral History |access-date=17 July 2020}}

In January 2015, EV–AV joined the "Constituent Call" platform promoted by the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP),{{cite news |date=6 December 2014 |url=https://www.eldiario.es/catalunya/politica/crida-constituent-candidatura-elecciones-constituyente_1_4477074.html |title=Crida Constituent, una nueva candidatura "de ruptura" para unas elecciones en clave constituyente |language=Spanish |newspaper=eldiario.es |location=Barcelona |access-date=15 July 2020}}{{cite web |date=7 January 2015 |url=http://www.verds-alternativaverda.org/upload/20150107_CridaConst.pdf |title=Alternativa Verda s'uneix a la Crida Constituent impulsada per la CUP |language=Catalan |website=www.verds-alternativaverda.org |publisher=The Greens–Green Alternative |access-date=15 July 2020}} though for the 2015 Catalan regional election they gave support to the Junts pel Sí candidacy.{{cite news |date=28 July 2015 |url=https://www.naciodigital.cat/ecodiari/noticia/9586/verds-alternativa/verda/aposta/junts/si |title=Els Verds-Alternativa Verda aposta per Junts pel Sí |language=Catalan |newspaper=Nació Digital |access-date=15 July 2020}} Ahead of the 2017 Catalan regional election the party had several of its members integrated within Together for Catalonia (JxCat)'s lists,{{cite news |agency=EFE |date=19 December 2017 |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20171219/433763927346/els-verds-alternativa-verda-pide-el-voto-por-jxcat-para-restaurar-el-govern.html |title=Els Verds-Alternativa Verda pide el voto por JxCat para "restaurar el Govern" |language=Spanish |newspaper=La Vanguardia |location=Barcelona |access-date=13 August 2018}}{{cite news |last=Borràs |first=Xavier |date=19 November 2017 |url=https://www.naciodigital.cat/ecodiari/noticia/10263/tres/historics/ecologisme/candidatura/junts/catalunya |title=Tres històrics de l'ecologisme a la candidatura de Junts per Catalunya |language=Catalan |newspaper=Nació Digital |access-date=14 July 2020}} granting its support to JxCat in subsequent elections as well.{{cite news |date=24 May 2019 |url=https://www.elmon.cat/eleccions-europees/els-verds-alternativa-verda-demana-el-vot-per-jxcat-el-26-m_1932711102.html |title=Els Verds - Alternativa Verda demana el vot per JxCat el 26-M |language=Catalan |newspaper=El Món |access-date=25 July 2020}} On 28 May 2019, party member Josep Puig entered Parliament replacing Josep Rull as a result of the latter's resignation to become a member of the Congress of Deputies.{{cite news |agency=Europa Press |date=17 May 2019 |url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/elecciones-generales/2019-05-17/sanchez-rull-turull-renuncian-escano-parlament-borras_2008142/ |title=Mayoría independentista en el Parlament tras la renuncia de Sànchez, Rull y Turull |language=Spanish |newspaper=El Confidencial |access-date=25 July 2020}}