Independent Greens (Denmark)
Independent Greens (Danish: Frie Grønne – Danmarks nye venstrefløjsparti) is left-wing political party in Denmark. It was founded 7 September 2020 by four former members of The Alternative: Sikandar Siddique, Uffe Elbæk and Susanne Zimmer, who are members of the Danish parliament, and Niko Grünfeld, member of Copenhagen City Council.[1] The party's leader is Sikandar Siddique. Elbæk was founder and leader of The Alternative from 2013 to 2020.
Independent Greens Frie Grønne | |
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| Leader | Sikandar Siddique |
| Founded | 7 September 2020 |
| Split from | The Alternative |
| Ideology | Green politics Anti-racism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Folketing | 3 / 179
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| Municipal councils | 1 / 2,432
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| Website | |
| friegronne.dk | |
Siddique, Elbæk, Zimmer and Grünfeld left The Alternative following allegations that new leader Josephine Fock had harassed members of the party. Three weeks after her election on 1 February, the newspaper Dagbladet Information published the allegations from anonymous sources. Fock narrowly survived a motion of no confidence by The Alternative's executive board following the allegations in March 2020, after which Elbæk was handed an ultimatum by his constituency's local party branch to back Fock or have his support withdrawn. Elbæk chose to leave the party on 7 March, followed by Siddique, Zimmer and Rasmus Nordqvist; Grünfeld had already left the party on 28 February. Nordqvist subsequently joined the Socialist People's Party. Fock would resign as leader of The Alternative on 14 November.
The Independent Greens describe themselves as left-wing and a "responsible, climate-conscious and anti-racist party".[2]
References
- "Danish parliamentarians split off to form 'green, anti-racist party'". The Local. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "A radical new green party for Denmark - welcome to the Independent Greens (Frie Grønne)". 6 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.