The Independent Greens – Denmark's New Left-Wing Party ( Danish : Frie Grønne – Danmarks nye venstrefløjsparti ), or simply the Independent Greens ( Danish : Frie Grønne ) (Q), is a 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 were members of the Danish parliament , and Niko Grünfeld , member of Copenhagen City Council . The party leader is Sikandar Siddique. Elbæk was founder and leader of The Alternative from 2013 to 2020.
5-421: Independent Greens may refer to: Independent Greens (Denmark) Independent Greens of Virginia Maine Green Independent Party Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Independent Greens . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
10-454: A "responsible, climate-conscious and anti-racist party". Sikandar Siddique, Uffe Elbæk, Susanne Zimmer, and Niko 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, Dagbladet Information published the allegations from anonymous sources. Fock narrowly survived a motion of no confidence by The Alternative's executive board following
15-544: The 2022 Danish general election , The Alternative's new leader Franciska Rosenkilde offered the Independent Greens and Vegan Party a chance to form a united list to increase the chances of green representation in the Folketing, as all three parties were polling below the threshold. Siddique dismissed the plan. Elbæk later called for the Independent Greens and Alternative to merge, and eventually rejoined
20-565: 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after which Elbæk was handed an ultimatum by his constituency's local party branch to back Fock or have his support withdrawn.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 , while Fock would resign as leader of The Alternative on 14 November. Ahead of
25-462: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Independent_Greens&oldid=1193351861 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Political party disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Independent Greens (Denmark) The Independent Greens describe themselves as left wing and
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