Batavian Greens

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Batavian GreensBataafse Groenen	Batavian GreensBataafse Groenen
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Leader 	Sofie Heetjans
Deputy Leader 	Akira Tsuzuki
Founded 	5 May 1992
Ideology 	Green politicsEco-socialismGreen liberalism
Political position 	Centre-left to left-wing
Colour 	Green
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The Batavian Greens (BG, Dutch: Bataafse Groenen) is a green political party in Batavia. Its current leader is Sofie Heetjans, since 2013.
The Greens rose to prominence in the 2010s, becoming one of the four largest parties in the 2013 general election, and overtaking the historically dominant Batavian Labour Party as the nation's largest centre-left party in the 2017 general election, finishing third with 28 seats–the party's best showing since its creation.
==Election results==
Election	Seats won	± 	Total votes	% 	Position	Government	Leader
1994 	/ 	3 	 	2.30% 	8th 	Opposition	Laurens Roskam
1996 	/ 	0 	 	2.16% 	8th 	Opposition	Willem Martijn
1999 	/ 	8 	 	6.70% 	6th 	Coalition 	Willem Martijn
2003 	/ 	1 	 	6.15% 	7th 	Opposition	Linda Tongeren
2006 	/ 	1 	 	6.35% 	6th 	Coalition 	Linda Tongeren
2010 	/ 	1 	 	7.21% 	6th 	Coalition 	Mindi Engels
2013 	/ 	5 	 	10.10%	4th 	Opposition	Kareem Adib
2017 	/ 	11	 	16.49%	3rd 	Coalition 	Sofie Heetjans