The Youth Party – European Greens (, SMS-Zeleni) is a green In the 2008 election, the Youth Party ran a joint list with the Slovenian People's Party. The joint list secured five seats on 5.2% of the vote. At the parliamentary elections on 3 October 2004, the party won 2.1% of the popular vote and no seats. At the 2000 elections, the party won 4.34% of the vote and four seats.
Established 4 July 2000, by those dissatisfied with the political situation at the time, the Youth Party of Slovenia sought to regenerate politics within the country. Traditionally, the youth in Slovenia have been unresponsive to political issues and though the party strongly encourages young people to get involved it considers itself a party for anyone who desires a fresh and spirited approach to politics in Slovenia.
The party was a member of the European Green Party, but in December 2024, the Congress of the European Green Party voted to exclude the party from its community.
Electoral results
National Assembly
Parliamentary representation:
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! Election
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Government
|-
! 2000
| 46,674
| 4.34 (#8)
|
| new
|
|-
! 2004
| 20,174
| 2.08 (#9)
|
| 4
|
|-
! 2008
| 54,809
| 5.21 (#11)
|
| 5
|
|-
! 2011
| 9,532
| 0.86 (#10)
|
| 5
|
|-
! 2014
| colspan=2 align=center|did not run
|
| 0
|
|-
! 2018
| colspan=2 align=center|endorsed Pirate Party
|
| 0
|
|-
! 2022
| colspan=2 align=center|endorsed Social Democrats
|
| 0
|
|-
|}
Presidential
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! rowspan=2 | Election
! rowspan=2 | Candidate
! colspan=2 | 1st round
! colspan=2 | 2nd round
! rowspan=2 | Result
|-
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
|-
! 2022
| align=left| Nataša Pirc Musar
| 234,361
| 26.88
| 483,812
| 53.89
|
|}
See also
- Green party
- Green politics
- List of environmental organizations