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The party was formed in 1986 with the name Grüne Alternative, from a merger of the rather conservative party Vereinte Grüne Österreichs (VGÖ, founded 1982) and the more progressive party Alternative Liste Österreichs (ALÖ, founded 1983). In 1995 the name was changed to the now official name.
The party is member of the European Federation of Green Parties.
While the Austrian Green movement began in 1978 during the successful campaign to prevent the opening of the nuclear power plant in Zwentendorf (which had been favoured by Bruno Kreisky's government), the Green Party was born in 1984 at the successful sit-in protests that prevented the Danube power plant at Hainburg .
In the 1986 Austrian parliamentary elections the Green Party started off with 4,82% of votes, and eight Members of Parliament. In the early elections to national council in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, the Green Party nationwide received 9,47% of votes, and 17 Members of National Council.
The Green party also entered the parliaments of Austrian statesThe States of Austria or Bundeslander (singular Bundesland , are the federal states of Austria. The nine Bundeslander with ISO 3166-2 code are: States of Austria EnglishGerman ISO State capital Area¹ Population² Gov web BurgenlandBurgenlandAT-1B Eisenstad and communal governments.
Aside of addressing ecologicalEcology is the branch of science that studies the distribution and abundance of living organisms, and the interactions between organisms and their environment. The environment of an organism includes both its physical habitat, which can be described as th issues the Green Party of today also stands up for the rights of minoritiesIn sociology and in voting theory, a minority is a sub- group that is outnumbered by persons who do not belong to it. Minority only makes sense in the context of a unified society or group. This can be used to refer to people of a different language, nati and an ecosocial tax reformTax reform is the process of changing the way taxes are collected or managed by the government. Tax reformers have different goals. Some seek to reduce the level of taxation of all people by the government. Some seek to make the tax system more progressiv.
Among the most notable founding members and mentors were Alexander TollmannAlexander Tollmann (born June 27, 1928) is an Austrian professor of geology. He was born in Vienna. He has been professor at the Geologischen Institut of the University of Vienna since 1969. He is a political activist working to free Austria from nuclear, Friedensreich HundertwasserFriedrich Stowasser ( December 15 1928, Vienna February 19, 2000, Pacific Ocean near New Zealand), better known as Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist and architect. His only formal artistic training was a three-month stint at the Akademie, Freda Meissner-Blau and Günther Nenning, with Konrad Lorenz supporting the 1984 protests at Hainburg. Today, Green politicians include (in alphabetical order)