UK accused of shifting international obligations and Rwanda of ignoring issues causing its own refugees . Opposition politicians in Rwanda have criticised its agreement to accept thousands of unauthorised asylum seekers flown from the UK, saying wealthy western countries should “own up to international obligations on the migration issues”. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, the leader of DALFA-Umurinzi, said officials in Rwanda should focus on solving its political and social issues that made Rwandans seek refuge abroad before offering “to host refugees or migrants from other countries”. A second opposition party, the officially recognised Democratic Green party of Rwanda (PVDR), said wealthy countries such as the UK “should not shift their international obligation to receive refugees and transfer them to third countries” just because they had “the money to influence and enforce their will”. “Rwanda has already a high population destiny … and already land is not sufficient for us all, with a lot of land conflicts and competition for the natural resources,” the PVDR said. “Taking on migrants from UK will increase the land burden and survival challenges for the limited natural resources available.” 03:03 Why Rwanda? : government immigration policy fiercely condemned – video report Rwanda produced refugees too, said Ingabire. “These include Rwandan people who sought political and economic asylum in other countries. Such conditions do not in fact guarantee long term security in Rwanda and in the Great Lakes region.“Rwanda has consistently ranked one of the world’s safest nations but at the same time consistently a country where its inhabitants are unhappy.”Ingabire was jailed for five years on what supporters say were politically motivated charges after returning to Rwanda to contest elections in 2010. She said the British and Rwandan governments’ argument that relocating people to Rwanda would address inequalities that drove people from their homes was not credible. The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, is a divisive figure. He is credited with the development and stability Rwanda has experienced since the genocide in 1994, but he is also accused of intolerance towards any criticism, whether domestic or international. Kagame won a third term in power, with 98% of the vote, at elections in 2017. Opposition politicians in Rwanda face systematic harassment, arrest and detention by its security services. Some critics have challenged the country’s much-lauded economic record. “Inequality is on the rise in Rwanda … Despite the praise it received internationally for its development, the Covid-19 pandemic has further exposed the shortcomings of Rwanda economic progress, especially in those areas needed for Rwanda to achieve genuine social and economic transformation for the wider population,” Ingabire said. Source: Rwandan opposition criticises deal to accept UK’s asylum seekers | Rwanda | The Guardian
Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije mu Rwanda (The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda-DGPR) ntirishyigikiye icyemezo cya leta y’u Rwanda yo kwakira abimukira bavuye mu Bwongereza. Iri shyaka rirabitangaza nyuma yuko byumvikanye mu bitangazamakuru bitandukanye ko u Rwanda rwemeye kwakira aba bimukira ndetse ubu amasezerano akaba yamaze gusinyirwa i Kigali hagati y’ibihugu byombi. Ishyaka Green Party risobanura ko impamvu ridashyigikiye iyo politiki ari uko u Rwanda ari igihugu gito; gifite ubuso buto ndetse n’umutungo kamere muke ugereranyije n’abaturage barwo. Mu itangazo rya Green Party bagira bati “U Rwanda rusanzwe rufite ubucucike bw’abaturage benshi kuri kilometerokare ugereranije n’abari mu bindi bihugu bya Afurika, bivuzeko ubutaka dufite budahagije kuri twese ibi bikaba byongera amakimbirane ashingiye ku butaka ndetse no ku mutungo kamere. Bityo kwakira abimukira baturuka mu Bwongereza bizaba ari umutwaro uremereye bitewe nuko umutungo kamere udahagije. Icyakora iryo shyaka ntirikumira impunzi zahitamo guhungira mu Rwanda nk’aho zahisemo ariko atari izahisemo kujya mu Bwongereza no mu bindi bihugu by’u Burayi. Bityo ngo ntibikwiye ko ibihugu bikize birimo n’u Bwongereza bishyira igitutu n’ubushake bwabyo ku bihugu biri mu nzira y’amajyambere ngo byakire impunzi kuko ibyo bikize bifite amafaranga y’ishyirwa mu bikorwa ry’ubushake bwabyo. U Rwanda ni kimwe mu bihugu bituwe n’abaturage benshi muri Afurika, aho rutuwe n’abasaga miliyoni 13 ku buso bwa kilometerokare 26 338 (km² ), bivuze ko rutuwe n’abaturage 459 kuri kilometerokare. U Rwanda rwamaze gusinyira kubakira Guverinoma y’u Rwanda yasinye amasezerano n’iy’u Bwongereza muri gahunda y’imyaka itanu, yo kwakira abimukira benshi bari mu Bwongereza binjiyeyo mu buryo budakurikije amategeko. Abo bimukira nibagera mu Rwanda bazahabwa ibyangombwa byo gutura mu Rwanda igihe babyifuza, cyangwa bagafashwa gusubira mu bihugu byabo, ababishaka bahabwe akazi nyuma yo gukurikirana amasomo atandukanye. Muri icyo gihe u Bwongereza buzafasha u Rwanda gushora imari muri serivisi bazaba bakenera nk’ubuvuzi, guhabwa imirimo, kurengerwa n’amategeko nk’abaturage b’u Rwanda mu buryo bwuzuye. Muri urwo rugendo u Bwongereza bwemeje ko buzashora mu Rwanda miliyoni £120 (miliyari zirenga 120 Frw) mu mahirwe atandukanye ku banyarwanda n’impunzi haba mu mashuri, amasomo y’imyuga n’ubumenyi ngiro, kwiga indimi n’amashuri makuru na kaminuza. Avuga kuri ayo masezerano Minisitiri w’Ububanyi n’amahanga w’u Rwanda, Dr Vincent Biruta, yagize ati “Ni gahunda ntabwo ari uguterura abantu ngo baze babashyire hano gusa birangirire aho, ni gahunda y’imyaka itanu, mu gutangira tuzakora ku buryo bariya bantu niba banagumye ahangaha babashe gufashwa kubona imirimo binyuze mu kubanza guhabwa ibyangombwa bijyanye n’ubumenyi ngiro kugira ngo babashe kugira ubuzima muri iki gihugu, kandi banafashwe no kugira aho batura, kuvuzwa, n’ibindi.” “Ibyo byose byarateganyijwe kandi muri iyo gahunda tuzajya dukomeza tuganira tureba niba hari ibyo twanoza, ariko dutangire kugira icyo dukora.” Ni bande barebwa n’iyi gahunda ? Minisitiri w’umutekano mu Bwongereza, Priti Patel, yavuze ko adashaka kujya mu mibare, ariko ko abantu binjira mu Bwongereza bakoresheje inzira zitemewe cyane cyane banyuze mu mato, ari benshi. Yakomeje ati “Itsinda ryacu rimaze amezi riza hano, bitari ibiganiro gusa ahubwo ari ukureba uko ubu bufatanye bwatanga umusaruro. Harimo no kureba aho bazaba, ibijyanye n’amategeko, n’ibindi. Dufite gahunda duhuriye yo kubikora.” Minisitiri Biruta yavuze ko iyi gahunda igenewe gusa abantu bari mu Bwongereza. Ati “Iyi gahunda igenewe gusa abantu bashaka ubuhungiro ubu bari mu Bwongereza, ku bandi bashaka kuza mu Rwanda gushaka ubuhungiro cyangwa kuza nk’impunzi muri iki gihugu, hari inzira zisanzwe nizo zizakoreshwa.” “Ku bandi bashaka ubuhungiro ntabwo bizakora, irareba abantu bashaka ubuhungiro bari mu Bwongereza kuri ubu.” Ibizagenderwaho mu gutoranya abakirwa n’u Rwanda Agaruka ku bizagenderwaho, Priti Patel yagize ati “Umuntu wese winjiye mu Bwongereza mu buryo budakurikije amategeko azaba arebwa no kwimurirwa mu Rwanda. Hari ibindi bizagenderwaho mu buryo bwihariye kuko turimo kugerageza gukumira ibijyanye n’icuruzwa ry’abantu, hari uburyo bwinshi bafashwa mu bihugu byacu ariko hari n’imbogamizi z’amategeko.” Minisitiri Biruta we yavuze ko u Rwanda rudashaka kwakira abantu baturuka mu baturanyi Ati “Ibindi tuzarebaho nka Guverinoma y’u Rwanda ni nko kureba ibijyanye n’imitwarire y’umuntu mu bijyanye n’ibyaha, ndetse twifuza kutazakira abantu bo mu bihugu duturanye bya hafi nka RDC, u Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, ariko abo ni bamwe.” Patel yongeyeho ko “Hari uburyo buzaba bukoreshwa mu kugenzura abifuza kuza hano n’abo bazaba bemejwe nk’abashobora kungukira muri iyi porogaramu. Dufite itsinda ryashyizweho rigomba kureba mu madosiye rigashyira ho ibigenderwaho kandi tuzakomeza gukorana na Guverinoma y’u Rwanda muri iyi gahunda.” Source: Ishyaka Green Party ntirishyigikiye ko u Rwanda rwakira abimukira bavuye mu Bwongereza The Source Post
The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda supports welcoming refugees who have chosen Rwanda as their first destination but not those who chose to go to the UK or other European countries. We think that rich countries including the UK should not shift their international obligation to receive refugees and transfer them to third countries, just because they have the money to influence and enforce their will. Rwanda has already a high population density in Africa and already land is not sufficient for us all, with a lot of land conflicts and competition for the natural resources. Taking on migrants from UK will increase the land burden and survival challenges for the limited natural resources available. Therefore, it’s not a sustainable situation. UK should own up its international obligation on the migration issues. 14th April 2022 Dr.Frank Habineza (MP) Party Leader
WE CALL FOR A STRONG, PEACEFUL, UNIFIED, INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO THE RUSSIAN INVASION, AND AN IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF VIOLENCE The Global Greens international coalition of the Green Parties of the world declare our full solidarity with Ukraine and its people. We call upon the world community and political leaders to unify and respond in the strongest terms to the unprovoked, unilateral, and catastrophic invasion by Putin-led Russia against Ukraine. The Global Greens are united by common democratic, humanitarian and peaceful principles, and we assert that the international community must act decisively and quickly to de-escalate war and develop effective mechanisms to support the millions of Ukrainian displaced to neighboring countries. We deplore the loss of life from the violence and gross irresponsibility of these Russian military actions, and support the bravery of the Ukrainian people for standing up to this invasion. It is a gross injustice that innocent people must suffer the biggest consequences. We condemn in the strongest possible terms these pan-European military and political threats, and the grave impact this could have in our pursuit of world peace and stability. The risk of catastrophic war, the scale of which could go far beyond the framework of Ukrainian-Russian relations and Europe, is unthinkable as we strive to align humanity to meet our challenges together. We urge Putin to listen to the growing voice of his own people, who understand there is no place and no justification for this invasion, and immediately withdraw and re-engage in dialogue. We stand by those Russian people willing to dissent and affirm their opposition to the Russian government’s actions. Our principles of participatory democracy, nonviolence and respect for diversity remain as true here as at any time. We respect the need of Ukraine to defend itself, and we call upon the international community to rapidly maximize and unify nonviolent mechanisms to ensure Ukrainian sovereignty is maintained and the invasion halted and reversed. The Global Greens call upon all global, continental, regional and local institutions to coordinate closely and take nonviolent, strategic and sustained collaborative diplomatic efforts and practical actions that would rapidly reduce Russia’s ability to finance war. This includes but is not limited to: strong sanctions and asset seizures and freezes of officials supporting the invasion; reconfiguring energy supply away from any Russian sources; implementing a full range of international financial powers to restrict funding of this invasion; full support and assistance to the Ukrainian people and refugees, including housing, healthcare and education and services for women and children. The Global Greens assert that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is severely detrimental to global peace, security, and human rights. In a democratic world, there is no place for neo-imperial ambitions, military expansionism, confrontations and wars. Peace and prosperity for all must prevail. Source : Global Greens Stand with Ukraine Global Greens
It is Time for a More Inclusive Democratic UN By Frank Habineza, Susanne Menge, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Angela Brown BurkeReprint | More than 120 lawmakers from over 40 countries lend their support to civil society campaign for a more democratic and inclusive UN. It is time for a more inclusive and democratic UN Parliamentarians from around the globe call for more participation. Credit: We The Peoples KIGALI/ BERLIN/ KUALA LUMPUR/ KINGSTON, Feb 7 2022 (IPS) The global challenges we face are too complex for governance as usual. It is high time to strengthen the United Nations’ (UN) democratic and participatory character. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed deep fissures and inequalities across the world, both between and within countries. At the same time, so much more has to be done to address existential issues such as climate change, poverty, hunger, violence and exclusion. This can be accomplished via governance that puts power in the hands of the people and ensures that no one is left without access to public goods, regardless of their background. As the premier global body, the UN has a key role to play. Over the past 75 years, the UN has done incredibly valuable work to keep the peace and advance the wellbeing of millions around the globe. However, change is urgently needed for the UN to better meet the challenges we face. No institution should shy away from processes of renewal and reform if it wishes to remain relevant. This is why we were happy to see that the UN Secretary-General’s recent report “Our Common Agenda” highlights the need for greater participation and inclusion of people, civil society, parliamentarians and other stakeholders in the work of the UN. However, ad hoc consultations and existing mechanisms are nowhere near sufficient to satisfy this need. We need sustainable and permanent democratic infrastructure also on the global level. In a joint statement with over 120 colleagues, parliamentarians from more than 40 countries on six continents, and in support of a global coalition of over 200 civil society organizations we are proposing three specific measures: a UN World Citizens’ Initiative which enables people to put forward proposals on key issues of global concern; a UN Parliamentary Assembly which includes elected representatives; and a high-level UN Civil Society Envoy to enable greater participation of civil society representatives. Credit: We The Peoples We strongly believe that the spirit and proposals embodied in these instruments will provide a way forward for the UN to emerge stronger and to allow it to continue to fulfill its invaluable work in the world. Allowing citizens to help shape the agenda of multilateral institutions through a UN World Citizens Initiative will make our institutions more inclusive of global diversity. This will allow people all over the globe to help set the priorities for global governance. Giving people more of a say over who represents them at the UN through a UN Parliamentary Assembly, will ensure more accountability and transparency even on the global level. The involvement of civil society representatives would help to strengthen cooperation in partnership against power-political interests and increase social and ecological competence in our world. At the moment, it is primarily more privileged voices of civil society that find access to the discussions in New York and Geneva. Approaching civil societies globally through a high-level UN Civil Society Envoy would engage people on the ground, take them seriously, and recognize their diversity. Against the background of shrinking spaces of civil society worldwide, the stronger involvement of civil society in the United Nations would be a strong signal to the committed people on the ground. Our planet and the 7.8 billion people who live upon it face grave challenges. We urgently require less talk and more decisive action. The 2023 UN “Summit of the Future” proposed by the UN Secretary-General presents a unique chance to reshape global governance and to rethink the UN as the truly inclusive and democratic forum it always had the potential to be. It is of the utmost importance that the lead up to the Summit is an inclusive and transparent process that allows all stakeholders to deliberate on these and other relevant proposals. Only by working together and allowing all affected at the table, humanity has a chance to meet the challenges of the century ahead. Frank Habineza is Member of Parliament, Republic of Rwanda; Susanne Menge is Member of the Bundestag, Federal Republic of Germany; Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is Member of Parliament of Malaysia and Dr. Angela Brown Burke is Member of Parliament, Jamaica. In the We The Peoples statement, published on 26 January 2022, over 120 sitting parliamentarians from more than 40 countries and six continents called on the United Nations and its member governments to strengthen the world organization’s “democratic and participatory character.” “We The Peoples” campaign is supported by an alliance of 200 civil society organizations, led by Democracy Without Borders, Democracy International, and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation. https://www.wethepeoples.org/mpstatement/ Source: It is Time for a More Inclusive Democratic UN | Inter Press Service (ipsnews.net)
IKIGANIRO URUBUGA RW ITANGAZAMAKURU: Ubuhahirane nyuma yo gufungura umupaka wa Gatuna uhuza Uganda nu Rwanda, Hon.Dr.Frank Habineza, Perezida wa Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, yagiranye na TV-Radio Isango Star 91.5 FM Official kuwa 6/2/2022. Link: URUBUGA RW ITANGAZAMAKURU: Ubuhahirane nyuma yo gufungura umupaka wa Gatuna YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKFhrHiP4Y
IKIGANIRO HON. DR FRANK HABINEZA WA GREEN PARTY-UMUPAKA WA GATUNA/ AMATORA YA 2024 / IGICIRO CYA GAZ/ GATANYA ZIVUZA UBUHUHA, YAGIRANYE NA TV ISANGO Star kuwa 4/2/2022 Link: HON. DR FRANK HABINEZA -UMUPAKA WA GATUNA/ AMATORA YA 2024 / IGICIRO CYA GAZ/ GATANYA ZIVUZA UBUHUHA YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcyawxRkdIU
Mwakurikira ikiganiro Murisanga kuri Radiyo Ijwi ry’America @RadiyoyacuVOA kubijyanye n’umurimo n’ibura ry’akazi mu #Rwanda, Umuyobozi Mukuru w Ishyaka Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, Hon.Dr.Frank Habineza yagiranye n umunyamukuru Bwana Geoffrey Mutagoma kandi bari kumwe na Bwana Habyarimana Straton impugucye mu bukungu n umurimo. Link: https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/6367903.html Murisanga (radiyoyacuvoa.com)
Mwakurikira Ikiganiro Umuyobozi mukuru w Ishyaka Green Party, Hon.Dr.Frank Habineza, yagiranye na TV 10 ku wa 8 Mutarama 2022, kubijyanye n’ikibazo cya Gaz mu Rwanda. Bagikoranye na Bwana Musangabatware Clement wari ikiyoboye, kandi barikumwe na na Bwana Ndagijimana Emmanuel umuyobozi wa Kigali Gas Ltd. Minisitiri w’ibidukikije Dr.Mujawamariya Jeanne D Arc yatanze ubutumwa bwe akoresheje uburyo bw’ikoranabuhanga. #Rwanda Link kuri Youtube: IKIGUZI CYA GAZ ISANGANO LIVE YouTube
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to. This sentiment, outlined in Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit, has seemingly been the manifesto of politicians throughout history who view institutions as merely instruments for their own personal gain. But political parties are more than an extension of their leader’s popularity. They are vibrant organizations of thousands, sometimes millions, of people united behind a common vision, armed with the unique ability to radically transform their society. What is the rise of Julius Caesar in the Roman Republic without the electoral triumph of his Populares over the Optimates? World War II without the NSDAP in Germany and the Social Party in Italy? The invasion of Iraq without two parties willing to be complicit in constructing a new imperialism? Political parties are defining the modern era, both as reflections and directors of public sentiment. In the past few decades, electoral societies have been remade by a number of global trends in the nature of political parties: big-tent centralist parties are changing electoral rules to cement their authority, minority interest and regionalist parties are rising in national legislatures, self-described socialist parties are moving to the center, and far-right nationalists are finding a wide base for their authoritarian policies. The purpose of this column is to highlight and break down these trends, and hopefully gain insight into the future of electoral democracy. The International Rise of the Greens In recent months, one trend more than almost any other has taken the international spotlight, largely thanks to the 2021 German federal elections. For a number of weeks in early 2021, the Greens in Germany polled higher than every other party in Germany. Its 40-year-old leader, Annalena Baerbock, seemed set to become Germany’s next Chancellor. Though the Greens ultimately finished third in the election, they won 118 seats in the 736-seat Bundestag, and are set to join the new government coalition. Germany, however, is just one recent example of the electoral successes that this international movement has enjoyed upon decades of cultivation by environmentalists. The world is beginning to see that green parties are more than just single-issue countercultural factions. Their deliberate grassroots organizing, steadfast commitment to democratic processes, and emphasis on self-determination for all people have allowed the movement to prosper in a diverse array of societies and electoral systems. The green movement’s success is built to last, and as a united ideological force, they are set to reshape international political discourse for decades to come. Internationally, green parties are a relatively new phenomenon. Green parties were founded in New Zealand in 1972 and the United States in 1984, with more recent additions only coming in countries like Rwanda in 2009 and South Korea in 2012. Their international coordination is also relatively young; the Global Greens, an international alliance of national green parties, was founded in 2001, with continental divisions dating back only to 2004 in Europe, 2005 in the Asia-Pacific, and 2010 in Africa. The relative youth of the movement may be, in some cases, a disadvantage. In Germany, the Greens were only the sixth largest party until the country’s recent elections. Most green parties have yet to join a government coalition, if they’ve joined a national legislature at all. These green parties, however, arose as grassroots movements. Where they are flourishing, they are flourishing because of the sheer force of their organizing and campaigning. Green mobilizing often begins locally, with subnational bodies seeing more prominent green representation in both proportional electoral systems, like Germany, and first-past-the-post systems, like the United States and UK. Even as these parties act locally, however, they think globally, and are united by common views. And to the greens, sustainability doesn’t mean just fighting for the climate. It means fighting for the future. In this sense, the 2001 charter of the Global Greens serves less as a manifesto, and more as a reflection of the views of its members, which guide the way to a more equitable world. The Environmentalist Platform Green parties around the world have provided a necessary democratic counterweight to the rising forces of authoritarianism. The green parties of the United States and Canada call for electoral reform in their first-past-the-post systems, which have blocked them from power. This call for democratic reform is universal among the greens, whether in Australia, where political discussion is largely open, or Rwanda, where advocating for democracy led to the suspected assassination of Democratic Green Party Vice President André Kagwa Rwisereka in 2010. Though Rwandan activists face a much greater physical threat than Australian ones, their commitment remains just as steadfast, a testament to the universal impact of their values. Another key flank of the green parties’ platform is equitable representation. Their commitment to gender parity is realized in green co-leadership in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Germany, among others. The greens are also fostering the growth of a vocal youth faction: Frank Habineza was 32 when he founded the Democratic Green Party, and Chlöe Swarbrick was 23 when she was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The greens’ advocacy extends beyond their own parties as well, into solidarity networks with minority activist and regionalist groups in favor of self-determination. The New Zealand Greens support greater Māori self-determination, the Scotland Greens have placed themselves firmly in the pro-independence camp, and internationally, the Green Party has been the largest party in the United States to unapologetically condemn the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Green parties from the Netherlands to Kenya advocate for disarmament and pacifism around the world. This international perspective is aided by the unique decentralization of the green movement. While some political internationals, most notably the International Democratic Union, have been ideologically (and literally) dominated by white Anglophone leaders, the lack of a major British or American green party has enabled the development of a true cosmopolitan alliance. This is not to say that the Global Greens is an exhaustive or entirely unified group. The international alliance includes the pro-death penalty PVEM in Mexico, but notably not the Farmers and Greens Union, which served as the senior coalition partner in the 2016-2020 Lithuanian government. That being said, the brand of green politics exemplified in the Global Greens’ 2001 charter, ranging from climate issues to social justice, labor solidarity, and electoral reform, is distinct in its ubiquity among the green parties of the world. The Future of Environmentalism Annalena Baerbock was only the beginning. As polarization deepens, especially in North America and Western Europe, third parties are growing in prominence, and in many countries, the most legitimate left-of-center third party is a green party. Thus, as green parties enter the spotlight, they become set to play kingmaker with their coalition partners, as in Germany, where the Greens now hold legitimate bargaining power in their coalition talks with Olaf Scholz’s SDP. Similarly, in Scotland, when the Scottish National Party fell one seat shy of a majority in early 2021, the Greens joined them to create a pro-independence majority. Before that, the Green Party in Ireland played kingmaker in the other direction, lending their support to a center-right three-party coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in 2020. A large part of the green parties’ efficacy as coalition partners comes from their interest in joining a government coalition; in exchange for key climate protection provisions, green parties have proven themselves capable and willing coalition partners to parties from the far-left to the center-right. And green parties don’t need to be the senior partner in a government coalition in order to fundamentally shift the government’s priorities. In Ireland, the Green Party enabled the creation of a government with twelve seats. In Scotland, they did it with eight. These patterns would seem to imply that green party successes in the near future in kingmaking positions can be most expected in “2+” systems, where two major parties jut up against several minor parties represented in the legislature. This makes countries like Australia especially primed for a rise in green representation. There, the opposition Labor Party currently leads the Liberal-National coalition in the polls, but an insurgent Green Party, currently polling at over 10%, could place themselves in a position to demand significant climate concessions in order to form a government after the country’s next elections in 2022. Green parties around the world exist in a relatively small capacity, but the greens did not exist as a political movement even five decades ago. The rapid rise of a unified international (and internationalist) political force is currently remaking and will continue to remake the global order. And even this small capacity has proven vital, from the kingmaker agreements of Scotland and Germany to Rwanda, where in 2018 the Democratic Green Party became the first opposition party ever to win legislative seats under President Paul Kagame. The greens have big plans, but they realize that the evolving and expanding dangers posed by climate change mean that they will not have generations to accomplish them. To the greens, time is of the essence, and through their international alliance, time just may be on their side. Source: It’s Not Easy Being Green: The Environmentalist Parties Harvard Political Review (harvardpolitics.com)
