Groen (political party) made some important strategic decisions. Agalev would continue as an independent Flemish progressive Green party. The party congress rejected the proposal of Agalev-Limburg to form a federal cartel with the SP.A and Spirit. The party also ruled out any participation in the future Flemish Government. The party would allow provincial and municipal cartels. The party changed its name to Groen!. The party changed the function of political secretary to party president, bringing the party more in line with other Belgian parties. Vera Dua became the first party president. The decision to continue separately led to considerable upheaval within the party,
Groen (political party) strong social organizations and pillars. The party is strongest in urban areas with concentrated student populations like Ghent and Leuven. Green!'s support is distributed in the following way between the electoral districts in the 2014 general election: Provincial councilors Chamber of Representatives Brussels Parliament European Parliament Flemish Parliament Provincial councilors The highest organ of Green is the party congress, which is open to all members. The party has a relatively decentralized organization with strong municipal branches and a relatively small national organization. For a long time the party did not have a party president who set out the political strategy,