It is a reform which aims to simplify the organization of the party, considered complex and opaque. From Friday March 15 to Monday March 18, activists from Europe Ecologie-Les Verts (EELV) are invited to vote on a reform of the party’s statutes, which notably plans to remove motions, which are not conducive to the conquest of power internally. . The result of the vote will be announced Tuesday morning during a press conference. To be validated, this reform must be approved by 66% of voters.
The internal struggles and opaque debates of the Green Party, due to the presence of motions of different party sensitivities, have often been the object of mockery. According to the new statutes, there would only be a single motion at the time of the congress, with contributions by amendments. Among the other proposed changes, the national secretary would be elected by a two-round single-member majority vote, and no longer designated by elected representatives from the various motions. The executive secretariat would be grouped around six people, elected either by majority vote or by approval (choice of the federal council).
This reform of the statutes is part of the general states of ecology, launched in February 2023 by the party’s national secretary, Marine Tondelier, and which led in October to the launch of the broader movement called “The Ecologists”. A first step intended to open the way to a profound transformation of the party, and whose brand is ultimately intended to replace the name of the party.
Internal concerns
Internally, voices were raised to ask for the vote to be postponed, arguing that there was little time given to be able to examine these new statutes in detail. Some also noted that “internal pluralism will be made more difficult by the new rules”, while others were concerned about the new method of designating the national secretary, similar according to them to “a plebiscite vote”, contrary to “values ??and principles that we plan to apply if we come to power.”
Furthermore, the national secretary will still not be able to be a parliamentarian or mayor, according to these new statutes, “which still poses a problem of incarnation” for some.
