Europe Écologie-Les Verts après les élections européennes : quitte ou double

Following a strong performance in the 2019 European elections, Europe Écologie-Les Verts (EELV) faces the challenge of converting this success into long-term electoral stability. The author notes that French green parties historically perform better in European elections than in national ones. To break this cycle, the document suggests EELV should leverage its 'ownership' of ecological issues, appeal to a diverse and volatile electorate—including young voters and former supporters of Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Luc Mélenchon—and shift from internal focus to a strategic ambition for power.

• EELV achieved a significant result in the June 2019 European elections with 13.5% of the vote, nearly reaching its previous record of 16.3% from 2009, which remains the best result for a green party in a French national election.
• There is a historical discrepancy in France where green parties perform well in European elections but struggle in national presidential and legislative contests, often due to the 'second order' nature of European polls and the higher mobilization of major parties during national elections.
• The 2019 success was driven by a structural increase in the visibility of climate issues and the influence of youth movements, such as those inspired by Greta Thunberg, rather than solely by EELV's own militant mobilization.
• EELV's 2019 electorate is highly diverse and volatile, drawing equivalent proportions of voters from those who supported Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Luc Mélenchon in 2017.
• EELV maintains a perceived 'ownership' of ecological issues in the French electoral arena, meaning voters associate the environment with EELV more than with other political forces like La France Insoumise or the Socialist Party.
• To achieve lasting success and power, EELV needs to implement three strategic shifts: prioritizing a political discourse centered on ecology to unite diverse ideological views, opening the party to external actors and youth, and explicitly pursuing a strategy for the conquest of power.

APA

Grossman, E. (2019). Europe Écologie-Les Verts après les élections européennes : quitte ou double. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/europe-ecologie-les-verts-apres-les-elections-europeennes-quitte-ou-double/

Chicago

Grossman, Emiliano. Europe Écologie-Les Verts après les élections européennes : quitte ou double. Green European Journal, 2019. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/europe-ecologie-les-verts-apres-les-elections-europeennes-quitte-ou-double/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{grossman2019europe, author = {Grossman, Emiliano}, title = {{Europe Écologie-Les Verts après les élections européennes : quitte ou double}}, institution = {Green European Journal}, year = {2019}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/europe-ecologie-les-verts-apres-les-elections-europeennes-quitte-ou-double/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }