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{{Infobox political party
| name             = The Greens
| native_name      = Zieloni
| logo             = The Greens (Poland) logo (2022).svg
| logo_size        = 150px
| colorcode        = {{Political party data|color}}
| secretary        = Waldemar Kamiński<ref>{{cite web |title=Władze Partii – Zieloni |url=https://partiazieloni.pl/wladze-partii/ |website=partiazieloni.pl |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref>
| spokesperson     = Michał Suchora<ref name="kontakt-zieloni">{{cite web |title=Kontakt – Zieloni |url=https://partiazieloni.pl/kontakt/ |website=partiazieloni.pl |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref>
| leader1_title    = Co-Chairs
| leader1_name     = {{ubl|Michał Suchora|[[Magdalena Gałkiewicz]]}}
| foundation       = {{start date|2003|9|6|df=yes}}
| headquarters     = {{ubl|Piękna Street 1b/22|00-539 [[Warsaw]]<ref name="kontakt-zieloni"/>}}
| youth_wing       = [[Polish Young Greens|Young Greens]]
| ideology         = [[Green politics]]<br>[[Progressivism]]<br>[[Pro-Europeanism]]
| position         = {{Nowrap|[[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]] to [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]]}}
| national         = [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]] <br>[[Senate Pact 2023]] (for [[2023 Polish parliamentary election|2023 Senate election]])
| international    = [[Global Greens]]
| european         = [[European Green Party]]
| europarl         = [[European Greens–European Free Alliance]]
| colours          = {{Color box|{{party color|The Greens (Poland, 2022)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Green]]
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| seats3_title     = [[European Parliament]]
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'''The Greens''' ({{langx|pl|Zieloni}} {{IPA|pl|ʑɛˈlɔ.ɲi|}}) is a [[List of political parties in Poland|political party in Poland]].

It was formed in 2003 under the name "Greens 2004" and formally registered itself in February 2004. It supports principles of [[green politics]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 2008|title=Polish Shades of Green: Green Ideas and Political Powers in Poland|url=https://cz.boell.org/sites/default/files/polish_shades_of_green.pdf|website=Heinrich Böll Foundation}}</ref> and it is positioned on the [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref>{{bulleted list|{{Cite web|title=Poland|url=https://europeelects.eu/poland/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Europe Elects|language=en-US}}|{{Cite web|date=2021-10-14|title=Upadek poster boya europejskiej prawicy|url=https://krytykapolityczna.pl/swiat/ue/sebastian-kurz-unia-austria/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=KrytykaPolityczna.pl|language=pl-PL}}|{{cite web|url=https://krytykapolityczna.pl/swiat/ue/sebastian-kurz-unia-austria/|title=Upadek posterboya europejskiej Prawicy|access-date=10 June 2023}}}}</ref> and leans towards the [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]].<ref>{{bulleted list|{{Cite web|last=Majmurek|first=Jakub|date=25 May 2021|title=Lewaki kontra libki. Dlaczego lewica nie cierpi Platformy (i odwrotnie)|url=https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2119747,1,jak-libek-z-lewakiem.read|access-date=2021-12-28|website=www.polityka.pl|language=pl}}|{{cite book |title=Censorship in Polish Art After 1989: Art, Law, Politics |last1=Dąbrowski |first1=Jakub |last2=Demenko |first2=Anna |page=374 |quote="The leftwing Zieloni 2004 party were attempting to organise a support campaign for the artist at the time – yet their initiative, while important, enjoyed little public response (see p.319)." |isbn=9781771614658 |publisher=[[Mosaic Press]] |year=2014}}|{{cite journal |title=Institutionalisation without voters: the Green Party in Poland in comparative perspective |author=Agnieszka Kwiatkowska |date=12 June 2019 |doi=10.1007/S12286-019-00424-6 |volume=13 |issue=2 |journal=Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft |issn=1865-2646 |url=https://d-nb.info/1201880254/34 |page=290 |quote="Affiliation to the European Green Party increased the external institutionalisation of the Green Party in Poland without acquiring a large number of voters. Since the party foundation, thanks to endorsements from the key EGP politicians, the Greens has attracted attention of media and other political parties far exceeding their electoral support. Their radical left-wing program also provided an incentive for more ideologically blurred parties to attract new groups of voters."|doi-access=free }}}}</ref> The party is an international member of the [[Global Greens]], European member of [[European Green Party]] and cooperates with the [[European Greens–European Free Alliance]] in the [[European Parliament]].

== History ==
[[File:Partia zieloni ekran podstawowe.svg|thumb|Logo of The Greens until November 2022]]
The party was established in 2003 by activists of several [[social movements]]. Among its founding members were environmentalists, feminists, LGBT people and [[Anti-war movement|anti-war activists]]. The first political campaign of the emerging party concerned the [[2003 Polish European Union membership referendum|Polish European Union membership referendum]], the Greens campaigned for a "yes" vote.

Greens 2004 took part in the movement against the [[Iraq War]] in 2003 and participated in [[Pride Parade#Poland|Equality Parades]] and other social protests in the time of [[Fourth Polish Republic|"Fourth Republic"]] (2005–2007). Since 3 March 2013, the official name of the party is Partia Zieloni (The Greens), while Greens 2004 is a historical name and can still be used.

During the late 2000s and the early 2010s, the party cooperated with various socialist parties in the elections.

The party was represented in the [[Sejm]] between 2014 and 2015 by [[Anna Grodzka]] (she was elected as [[Your Movement|Palikot's Movement]] member in 2011). By the mid-2010s, the party lost many members (e. g. [[Marcelina Zawisza]]), who formed new party called [[Razem]] (Together).

Since 2018, the party began to cooperate with [[Civic Platform]] and [[Modern (political party)|Modern]] parties. In 2019, as part of [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]], it won three seats in [[Sejm]]. These representatives became members of Civic Coalition parliamentary group. On 8 March 2023, [[Klaudia Jachira]], previously independent representative within Civic Platform, joined The Greens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klaudia Jachira dołącza do Zielonych |url=https://www.rmf24.pl/polityka/news-klaudia-jachira-dolacza-do-zielonych,nId,6642248 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.rmf24.pl |language=pl}}</ref>

== Electoral History ==

=== European Parliament election of 2004 ===
In the [[2004 European Parliament election]], the Greens received 0.27% of the votes.

=== Polish presidential election of 2005 ===
In the [[2005 Polish presidential election|2005 presidential election]], the Greens supported [[Marek Borowski]], the chairman of the SDPL, who received 10.33% of the votes.

=== Polish local elections of 2006 ===
In the [[2006 Polish local elections|2006 local elections]], the Greens structured themselves and decided on the formula for the start of elections (because the party's national authorities rejected the invitation to the alliance of the [[Left and Democrats]]). The independent list of the Greens in Warsaw received 11 210 votes (1.68%) and 7th place out of 14. Less than 1% of support was obtained in [[Wrocław]] and [[Gdańsk]] by the local committees co-created by the Greens with [[Young Socialists (Poland)|Young Socialists]]. In other cities, people associated with the party were candidates from local, mainly non-party lists or the Left and Democrats coalition.

=== Polish parliamentary election of 2007 ===
In the [[2007 Polish parliamentary election|2007 parliamentary election]], the Greens contested one district in the [[Senate of the Republic of Poland|Senate]].

=== European Parliament election of 2009 ===
In February 2009, the Greens formed a coalition called [[Alliance for the Future (Poland)|Alliance for the Future]] ''(Porozumienie dla Przyszłości - CentroLewica)'' with the [[Social liberalism|social liberal]] [[Democratic Party - demokraci.pl|Democratic Party]] and the [[Social democracy|social democratic]] [[Social Democracy of Poland|SDPL]], forming a common list for the [[2009 European Parliament election in Poland|2009 European Parliament election]].

=== Polish presidential election of 2010 ===
In the [[2010 Polish presidential election|2010 presidential election]], the Greens supported [[Grzegorz Napieralski]] based on the analysis of the programs of the most important candidates. The [[Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)|SLD]] candidate obtained the highest score in the Green Index ranking: 78 on a scale from -200 to +200 points. In the second round, the party members encouraged to vote, but they did not support any of the candidates, pointing to their [[conservatism]] and economic [[neoliberalism]].

=== Polish local elections of 2010 ===
In the [[2010 Polish local elections|2010 local elections]], members of the Greens ran in most cases from the lists of [[Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)|Democratic Left Alliance]]. In these elections, the Greens won five seats in local councils and regional parliaments.

=== Polish parliamentary election of 2011 ===
In the [[2011 Polish parliamentary election|2011 parliamentary election]], representatives of the party again found themselves on the lists of the [[Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)|Democratic Left Alliance]], but they did not obtain any seats in the [[Sejm]]. The Green candidates themselves gained 23 421 votes, which gave 0.16% of the votes. The only one of the Greens was their chairman [[Dariusz Szwed]] opening the list in the [[Chrzanów]] constituency, in which he obtained 3 842 votes.

=== European Parliament election of 2014 ===
In the [[2014 European Parliament election in Poland|2014 European Parliament election]], the Greens formed their own Election Committee of the Greens. The representatives of the [[Feminist Initiative (Poland)|Women's Party]], the [[Polish Socialist Party]] and [[Young Socialists (Poland)|Young Socialists]] have announced the start of the Green Committee's lists. The Committee registered lists in five districts. The Committee of the Greens obtained 22 221 votes (0.32%) in the elections, taking the 10th place (ahead of, among others, the Direct Democracy committee, whose lists were registered in six districts).

=== Polish local elections of 2014 ===
In the [[2014 Polish local elections|2014 local elections]], the Greens issued their own letters to the city council in [[Warsaw]] and [[Wrocław]], in Warsaw, issuing [[Joanna Erbel]] as their own candidate for the city's presidency, and in Wrocław supporting the SLD candidate. In [[Kraków]], together with trade unions and city movements, they co-founded the [[Kraków Against the Olympic Committee]]. In [[Opole]], the current councilor of the Greens, [[Beata Kubica]] (elected in 2010 from the SLD list) ran for the city council from the list of [[German Minority Electoral Committee|German Minorities]]. In the [[Lubusz Voivodeship|Lubuskie voivodeship]], the Greens together with the [[Social Justice Movement]], trade unions and civic movements, co-founded the [[Nowy Ład Committee]] in the elections to the regional council. The Greens also issued a dozen or so candidates in the One-National Electoral Circumscriptions in Poland.

As a result of the elections, the independent lists of the Green Party in Warsaw received 2.55% of votes to the city council. A similar result (2.48%) was received by the candidate for the mayor of the city, Joanna Erbel. The Wrocław Green list received 1.97% of the votes to the city council. In Kraków, the Kraków Against the Olympic Committee, co-created by the Greens, received 6.7% of the votes, which did not translate into mandates, with [[Tomasz Leśniak]] receiving 4.84% of the votes in the elections for the city president. The [[Electoral Committee New Deal]], co-created by the Greens, received 0.62% of support in the elections to the [[Lubusz Regional Assembly]] (it was the 10th result from among 11 committees). No Green candidate for a councilor in the [[single-member district]] has obtained a seat.

=== Polish presidential election of 2015 ===
In the [[2015 Polish presidential election|2015 presidential election]], the candidate for the party was the deputy [[Anna Grodzka]], who, however, did not collect the required number of 100 000 signatures.

=== Polish parliamentary election of 2015 ===
Greens joined the [[United Left (Poland)|Zjednoczona Lewica]] (United Left) [[electoral alliance]] for the [[2015 Polish parliamentary election|2015 parliamentary election]] in July 2015. In the election the alliance received 7.6% of the vote, below the 8% electoral threshold leaving the alliance with no parliamentary representation. It was officially dissolved in February 2016.

=== Polish local elections of 2018 ===
In the [[2018 Polish local elections|2018 local elections]], the Greens, without any [[electoral alliance]], managed to obtain the highest ever result in their party history of 1.15% of the votes,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/partiazieloni/photos/a.348895927694/10156109039242695/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/48391402694/10156109039242695 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Partia Zieloni|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-04}}{{cbignore}}</ref> with their highest result as a percentage in [[Lubusz Voivodeship|Lubusz voivodeship]] (2.62%), and the highest local [[Gmina]] result being in [[Gmina Żary]] (10.0%).

This concludes that the Greens achieved better overall results in [[Western Poland]] areas which are near to the [[Germany–Poland border|borders of Germany]].

=== Sejm and European Parliament elections of 2019 ===
On 6 November 2018, at a press conference, the Greens officially announced preparations for the 2019 elections both at the national and European level. Announced at the end of July 2019, the party will participate in the [[2019 Polish parliamentary election]] as part of the [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/news,490371,zieloni-oficjalnie-potwierdzili-start-w-wyborach-w-ramach-koalicji|title=Zieloni oficjalnie potwierdzili start w wyborach w ramach Koalicji Obywatelskiej|date=2019-07-30|work=[[Polska Agencja Prasowa]]|access-date=2019-07-30|language=pl-PL}}</ref>

== Principles and policies ==
The framework for Green policies, called ''The Green Manifesto'', was adopted by the founding congress of the party on 6 and 7 September 2003. The Green Manifesto outlined the principles of [[green politics]] in seven areas: social justice and solidarity, civil society and reclaiming the state for citizens, environmental protection and sustainable development, gender equality, respect for national, cultural and religious diversity, protecting minority rights, and non-violent conflict resolution.<ref>[http://www.zieloni2004.pl/art-29.htm ''Zielony Manifest''] The Green Manifesto (in Polish)</ref>

At the 4th Congress in April 2011, the Greens 2004 adopted elaborated policy documents concerning the principles of social policy, education policy, and health care policy.<ref>[http://www.zieloni2004.pl/art-3668.htm ''Nowe władze, nowy program''] (in Polish)</ref>

=== Current policies ===
The current official policies approved during the party's XI Congress:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://partiazieloni.pl/zielone-przeslanie/|title=Zielone Przesłanie - Partia Zieloni|website=partiazieloni.pl|language=pl-PL|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref>

"Protection of Earth resources is our obligation"

# The total departure from obtaining energy from oil, coal and other [[fossil fuel]]s and obtaining it in at least 50% from [[renewable energy]] sources by 2030.
# Resignation from plans for the construction of [[nuclear power plant]]s.
# Supporting efforts to reduce global [[greenhouse gas emissions]] by at least 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
# Increase [[efficient energy use|energy efficiency]] by 45% by 2050 to combat air pollution, [[energy poverty]] and combating climate change.
# Completion of production and sale of new combustion vehicles by 2030 and replacement with non-standard vehicles.
# Establishment of a national program for the construction and reconstruction of [[Rail transport|railway]] connections for 2020–2030.
# Protection of current and gradual increase of existing valuable natural areas, e.g. [[Białowieża Forest]].
# Protection of water resources and their rational use through proper [[Retention management|retention]] and saving.
# Prohibition of [[animal husbandry]] for fur and circuses with animals.

"Good governance economy"

# Introduction of an economy model based on such values as [[human rights]], [[solidarity]], the [[rule of law]], [[ecological responsibility]] and [[democracy]].
# [[Circular economy]] (secondary use of raw materials) and promotion of conscious consumer choices.
# Guarantee of places in [[nursery school|nurseries]] and [[kindergarten]]s, enabling parents to return to the [[labor market]].
# Begin the process of gradually shortening the [[Workweek and weekend|work week]] to 30 hours per week.
# The gradual introduction of basic [[guaranteed income]].
# Opposition to the construction of the German-Russian [[Nord Stream 2]] gas pipeline.
# [[Gender equality|Equal]] pay for men and women.
# Limiting wage redistribution in Europe and guaranteeing a minimum European [[pension]].
# Prohibition of [[advertisements]] directed to children and promoting parapharmaceutical products.

"Equality and solidarity being everyone's right"

# Fighting against racial, religious and ideological [[discrimination]] as well as the reasons for the escape of people from their countries.
# Prohibition of arms exports to conflict regions.
# The right to breathe clean air.
# Active help for people suffering from [[Social exclusion|exclusion]] from traffic and random events.
# Dissemination of nursing, dental and psychological care in nurseries, kindergartens and schools.
# Support for seniors raising children and carers of people with [[Disability|disabilities]].
# Introduction of parish properties by [[same-sex couples]].
# Equal [[retirement age]] for women and men at the age of 65 with the possibility of retirement earlier by 5 years.
# Lowering the active [[Election law|electoral law]] to the age of 16 in [[local election]]s.
# Legal admissibility of [[euthanasia]] for terminally ill people, who will express their will to end their lives.

"Good quality food based on sustainable development"

# Moving away from industrial animal husbandry, moving to agriculture without chemical poisons by 2040 and not allowing [[Genetically modified organism|GMO]].
# Support for [[organic farming]] as well as local and direct sale of agricultural products.
# Protection of the durability of family farms and protection of social rights of farmers and farmers as well as employees and employees in the farm.
# Education and raising public awareness of issues related to food consumption and its impact on human health - especially diseases such as [[obesity]], [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]], [[Allergy|allergies]].
# A more just system of subsidies for all agriculture and increased [[Subsidy|subsidies]] for sustainable and local agriculture.

=== Policies formulated in previous years ===
In the past, the Greens in their manifestos have declared, among others:

* sustainable economic, social and ecological development;
* energy model based on energy efficiency and [[prosumer]] renewable energy;
* social justice and the elimination of inequality;
* maintaining the separation of [[Catholic Church|church]]es and [[religious association]]s from the state;
* the right of women to legal [[abortion]];
* introduction of [[registered partnerships]] (available for both homosexual and heterosexual persons);
* drug policy based on education and [[Drug prevention|prevention]], not punishment;
* maintaining [[state education]] and [[health care]];
* withdrawal of Polish troops from [[Afghanistan]];
* urban policy based on public services, active housing policy, development of accessible public transport, support for universal and accessible education, health and culture, respect for greenery and [[ecosystem]]s;
* sustainable development of rural areas, support for organic farming, total elimination of GMOs.

The Greens, due to their [[Pacifism|pacifist]] stance, also oppose the restoration of the [[Capital punishment|death penalty]] and the introduction of a [[flat tax]], as well as the construction of elements of US anti-missile installations in Poland (the so-called [[Missile Defense Agency|anti-missile shield]]).

== Cooperating entities ==
Organizations which are affiliated or managed with and by the Greens.

* '''The "Green Area" Foundation'''; promotes sustainable, sustainable economic, social and ecological development. It supports financially and substantively activities in line with the ideology and program of the Greens, as well as political parties and non-governmental organizations.
* '''Association "Acute Green"'''; involved in the promotion of human rights, sustainable development, democracy, environmental protection. It is the party's [[youth wing]] and it focuses on mainly young pro-environmental activists.
* '''The journal "Green News"'''; discusses issues related to ecology, sustainable development, democracy, human rights, minority rights, presenting alternatives to the dominant socio-economic system.

== Party leaders and personalities ==
'''Co-Chairs''': Magdalena Gałkiewicz, Michał Suchora

=== Leaders ===
'''Female co-chair'''
* 2003–2008 [[Magdalena Mosiewicz]]
* 2008–2010 [[Agnieszka Grzybek]]
* 2010–2011 [[Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik]]
* 2011–2015 [[Agnieszka Grzybek]]
* 2015–2022 [[Małgorzata Tracz]]
* 2022–2025 [[Urszula Zielińska]]
* 2025–present [[Magdalena Gałkiewicz]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-19 |title=Magdalena Gałkiewicz i Michał Suchora nowymi współprzewodniczącymi Zielonych (aktl.) |url=https://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/polityka-i-spoleczenstwo/magdalena-galkiewicz-i-michal-suchora-nowymi-wspolprzewodniczacymi-zielonych-aktl,634523.html |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=www.portalsamorzadowy.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
'''Male co-chair'''
* 2003–2004 [[Jacek Bożek]]
* 2004–2011 [[Dariusz Szwed]]
* 2011–2013 [[Radosław Gawlik]]
* 2013–2016 [[Adam Ostolski]]
* 2016–2020 [[Marek Kossakowski]]
* 2020–2022 [[Wojciech Kubalewski]]
* 2022–2025 [[Przemysław Słowik]]
* 2025–present [[Michał Suchora]]<ref name=":0" />

== Party Executive Council ==

* [[Wojciech Kubalewski]] – Leader (male)
* [[Małgorzata Tracz]] – Leader (female)
* Magdalena Gałkiewicz – General Secretary
* Mariusz Rusinek – Treasurer
* Krzysztof Rzyman – Spokesperson
* Joanna Brauła – Member
* Arkadiusz Gmurczyk – Member
* Ula Zielińska – Member

=== Former Members of the [[Sejm]] ===
* 2014–2015 [[Anna Grodzka]]

=== Councillors and members of regional parliaments ===
* [[Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik]], member of the regional parliament of [[Silesian Voivodeship|Silesia]]
* [[Ewa Koś]], member of the regional parliament of [[West Pomeranian Voivodeship|West Pomerania]]
* [[Krystian Legierski]], councillor in [[Warsaw]]
* [[Beata Kubica]], councillor in [[Opole]]
* [[Sebastian Kotlarz]], councillor in [[Kąty Wrocławskie]]
* [[Magdalena Gałkiewicz]], councillor in [[Łódź]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radni Rady Miejskiej w Łodzi IX kadencji |url=https://bip.uml.lodz.pl/wladze/rada-miejska-w-lodzi/radni-rady-miejskiej-w-lodzi-ix-kadencji/ |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=bip.uml.lodz.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
* [[Przemysław Słowik]], councillor in [[Szczecin]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radni IX Kadencji Rady Miasta Szczecin - Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Urzędu Miasta Szczecin |url=https://bip.um.szczecin.pl/chapter_50591.asp |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=bip.um.szczecin.pl}}</ref>

=== Notable members ===
Other notable members of the party include: [[Kinga Dunin]] (writer, [[feminist]], editor of ''[[Krytyka Polityczna]]''), [[Radosław Gawlik]] (environmental activist, former deputy [[minister of the environment]]), [[Zbigniew Marek Hass]], [[Tomasz Kitliński]] (philosopher, LGBT rights activist), [[Wojciech Koronkiewicz]] (poet, journalist, film director), [[Izabela Kowalczyk]] (art critic), [[Bartłomiej Kozek]], [[Aleksandra Kretkowska]], Bartosz Lech (former co-chair of the [[Federation of Young European Greens|FYEG]]), [[Paweł Leszkowicz]] (art curator and art historian), [[Jerzy Masłowski]], [[Magdalena Masny]], [[Adam Ostolski]] (sociologist, member of ''[[Krytyka Polityczna]]''), [[Monika Paca]], [[Kazimiera Szczuka]] (writer, [[feminist]], hosted the Polish version of ''[[The Weakest Link]]''), [[Olga Tokarczuk]] (writer), [[Ludwik Tomiałojć]] ([[Ornithology|ornithologist]]), [[Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart]] (Consul of Poland in Luxembourg 2007–2011).

==== Other persons who used to be or still are affiliated with the Green party<!-- The following list needs to be re-structured appropriately. --> ====

* [[Anna Baumgart]]
* [[Jacek Bożek]]
* [[Alina Cała]]
* [[Ewa Charkiewicz]]
* [[Piotr Czerniawski]]
* [[Kinga Dunin]]
* [[Joanna Erbel]]
* [[Agnieszka Grzybek]]
* [[Tomasz Kitliński]]
* [[Jerzy Kochan]]
* [[Yga Kostrzewa]]
* [[Izabela Kowalczyk]]
* [[Krystian Legierski]]
* [[Robert Leszczyński]]
* [[Paweł Leszkowicz]]
* [[Jerzy Masłowski]]
* [[Magdalena Mosiewicz]]
* [[Witold Mrozek]]
* [[Adam Ostolski]]
* {{Ill|Monika Paca|lt=Monika Paca|pl}}
* [[Dariusz Szwed]]
* [[Tomasz Szypuła]]
* [[Kazimierz Ślęczka]]
* [[Magdalena Środa]]
* [[Małgorzata Tarasiewicz]]
* [[Olga Tokarczuk]]
* [[Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik|Małgorzata Tkacz]]
* [[Marcelina Zawisza]]

== Election results ==
===Sejm===
{| class=wikitable
! Election
! Leader
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Government
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[2005 Polish parliamentary election|2005]]
| Magdalena Mosiewicz<br/>[[Dariusz Szwed]]
| 459, 380	
| 3.9 {{small|(#7)}}
| {{Composition bar|0|460|hex={{party color|The Greens (Poland)}}}}
| New
| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
| colspan="7" |{{small|As part of the [[Social Democracy of Poland]] committee which did not win any seats.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[2011 Polish parliamentary election|2011]]
| Magdalena Mosiewicz<br/>[[Dariusz Szwed]]
| 1,184,303	
| 8.2 {{small|(#5)}}
| {{Composition bar|0|460|hex={{party color|The Greens (Poland)}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
| colspan="7" |{{small|As part of the [[Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)|Democratic Left Alliance]] committee, that won 27 seats in total.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[2015 Polish parliamentary election|2015]]
| [[Małgorzata Tracz]]<br/>[[Adam Ostolski]]
| 1,147,102	
| 7.6 {{small|(#5)}}
| {{Composition bar|0|460|hex={{party color|The Greens (Poland)}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
| colspan="7" |{{small|As part of the [[United Left (Poland)|United Left]], that did not win any seats.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[2019 Polish parliamentary election|2019]]
| [[Małgorzata Tracz]]<br/>Marek Kossakowski
| 5,060,355		
| 27.4 {{small|(#2)}}
| {{Composition bar|3|460|hex={{party color|The Greens (Poland)}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| colspan="7" |{{small|As part of the [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]], that won 134 seats in total.}}
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[2023 Polish parliamentary election|2023]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Urszula Zielińska]]<br/>Przemysław Słowik
| rowspan="3"| 6,629,402		
| rowspan="3"| 30.7 {{small|(#2)}}
| rowspan="3"| {{Composition bar|3|460|hex={{party color|The Greens (Poland, 2022)}}}}
| rowspan="3"| {{steady}} 0
|{{no2|<small>[[Law and Justice (Poland)|PiS]] Minority (2023)</small>}}
|-
|{{yes2|'''[[Civic Coalition (Poland)|KO]]'''–[[Poland 2050|PL2050]]–[[Polish Coalition|KP]]–[[New Left (Poland)|NL]]}} (2023–present)
|-
| colspan="7" |{{small|As part of the [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]], that won 157 seats in total.}}
|}

===European Parliament===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Election
! Leader
! votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! EP Group
|-
! [[2004 European Parliament election in Poland|2004]]
| Magdalena Mosiewicz<br/>Jacek Bożek
| 16,288
| 0.27 (#17)
| {{Composition bar|0|54|{{party color|The Greens (Poland)}}}}
| New
| –
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[2009 European Parliament election in Poland|2009]]
| [[Agnieszka Grzybek]]<br/>[[Dariusz Szwed]]
| 179,602
| 2.44 (#5)
| {{Composition bar|0|50|{{party color|The Greens (Poland)}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
| –
|-
| colspan="7" |<small>As part of the [[Alliance for the Future (Poland)|Alliance for the Future]], that didn't win any seat.</small>
|-
! [[2014 European Parliament election in Poland|2014]]
| [[Agnieszka Grzybek]]<br/>[[Adam Ostolski]]
| 22,481
| 0.34 (#10)
| {{Composition bar|0|51|{{party color|The Greens (Poland)}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
| –
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[2019 European Parliament election in Poland|2019]]
| [[Małgorzata Tracz]]<br/>Marek Kossakowski
| 5,249,935
| 38.47 (#2)
| {{Composition bar|0|52|{{party color|The Greens (Poland)}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
| –
|-
| colspan="7" |<small>As part of the [[European Coalition (Poland)|European Coalition]], that won 22 seats in total.</small>
|-
! rowspan="2"| [[2024 European Parliament election in Poland|2024]]
| [[Urszula Zielińska]]<br/>Przemysław Słowik
| 4,359,443
| 37.04 ('''#1''')
| {{Composition bar|0|53|{{party color|The Greens (Poland, 2022)}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
| –
|-
| colspan="7" |<small>As part of the [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]], that won 21 seats in total.</small>
|}

== Party Congresses ==

=== Founding Congress, 6–7 September 2003, Warsaw ===

* Congress accepted the "Green Manifesto", which is the basic policy document of the party.

=== 1st Congress, 12–14 November 2004, Gdańsk<!-- Needs a description as to what occurred in the Congress. Preferably cited as well. --> ===

=== II Congress, 24–26 February 2006, Katowice<!-- Needs a description as to what occurred in the Congress. Preferably cited as well. --> ===

=== III Congress, 1–2 March 2008, Warsaw ===

* Congress accepted the amendments to the statute, replacing the terms "co-chairman" (male) and "co-chairman" (female) with their shorter versions. The Greens also adopted several positions on foreign policy, including on the withdrawal of [[Polish Armed Forces|troops]] from Iraq and Afghanistan and opposition to the anti-missile shields.

=== IV Congress, 16–18 April 2010, Warsaw ===

* Congress adopted four program resolutions: on electoral law, social policy priorities, health policy and education policy.

=== V Congress (program), 2–3 September 2011, Warsaw ===

* Congress adopted five program resolutions concerning: green economy, protection of employees' rights, energy and climate policy, secular state and cultural policy.

=== VI Congress, 2–4 December 2011, Warsaw ===

* Congress chose the new party authorities.

=== VII Congress, 2–3 March 2013, Warsaw ===

* Congress chose the new party authorities, and adopted two program resolutions regarding European policy and policies to support renewable energy sources. The name of the party from "Zieloni 2004" (Greens 2004) to "Partia Zieloni" (Green Party) was also changed.

=== VIII Congress, 12–13 July 2014, Warsaw ===

* Congress again chose [[Agnieszka Grzybek]] and [[Adam Ostolski]] as party chairmen, and also adopted resolutions regarding local government elections, presidential and parliamentary elections.

=== IX Congress, 30–31 May 2015, Warsaw ===

* Congress discussed program matters, and elected new party authorities.

=== X Congress, 20–21 February 2016, Warsaw ===

* Congress chose the new party authorities and accepted Green Manifesto 2.0.

=== XI Congress (program), 30 September – 1 October 2017, Warsaw ===

* Congress accepted the Green Message program.

=== XII Congress, 17–18 February 2018, Warsaw ===

* Congress chose the party's authorities and decided to make an independent start in elections to regional assemblies in [[2018 Polish local elections|local elections in 2018]], and also adopted a resolution on the need to establish a broad coalition in the [[2019 European Parliament election|elections to the European Parliament of 2019]].

== See also ==
*[[:Category:The Greens (Poland) politicians|The Greens (Poland) politicians]]
*[[LGBT rights in Poland]]

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[List of political parties in Poland]]

==External links==
*[http://www.partiazieloni.pl Official website of The Greens] (in Polish)
*[http://www.boell.cz/navigation/52-689.html ''Polish Shades of Green''], ed. by Przemysław Sadura, [[Heinrich Böll Foundation]], Warsaw 2009
*[https://greenvoicefrompoland.blogspot.com/ Green Voice from Poland]
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