Zack Polanski elected Green Party leader in landslide vote
The hypnotherapist chosen to lead Green Party
- Zack Polanski has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party, securing a landslide victory with 20,411 votes.
- He is the first sole leader of the party and achieved the largest ever number of votes in a Green Party leadership election.
- In his victory speech, Polanski vowed bold action and bold leadership, declaring the Green Party's intention to replace the Labour Party and criticising their policies.
- Polanski's campaign promoted an eco-populist agenda, which drew accusations of entryism from opponents due to his encouragement of new members joining to vote.
- The leadership contest was brought forward from 2024 to avoid a clash with the general election, with previous co-leader Carla Denyer choosing not to stand for re-election.