Green Party (Ireland) Green Party (Ireland) The Green Party (, literally "Green Alliance") is a green political party that operates in Ireland—both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981 by Dublin teacher Christopher Fettes. The party became the Green Alliance in 1983; it adopted its current English name in 1987, while the Irish name was kept unchanged. Its leader is Eamon Ryan, its deputy leader is Catherine Martin and its chairman is Roderic O'Gorman. Green Party candidates have been elected to most levels of representation: local (in the Republic), Dáil Éireann, Northern
Svoboda (political party) right-wing and the far-right. of the political spectrum. It is widely considered a fascist and/or anti-semitic party, while others have disputed the neo-fascist label, and simply considers it a radical nationalist party. In 2004, the party was reformed under the current name, and since then Oleh Tyahnybok has been party leader (elected every two years). During the 2009 and 2010 local elections in western Ukraine, the party made significant gains and became a major force in local government. The Social-National Party of Ukraine (SNPU) was registered as a party on 16 October 1995; the constituent congress of the party took