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2002 Colombian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 10 March 2002 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p306 The Liberal Party remained the largest party but lost its majority in both houses, winning won 56 of the 166 seats in the Chamber and 29 of the 102 seats in the Senate. Results Senate Chamber of Representatives References {{Colombian elections Parliamentary elections in Colombia Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ... 2002 in Colombia Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ...
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Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), and has a population of 52 million. Colombia's cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a Spanish colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by enslaved Africans, as well as with those of the various Amerindian civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is th ...
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Independent Social Alliance Movement
The Independent Social Alliance ( es, Alianza Social Independiente, ASI), known as the Indigenous Social Alliance () until 2011, is a progressive indigenist party in Colombia. At the last legislative elections, 10 March 2002, the party won parliamentary representation, one of many smaller parties. History The movement emerged in 1991 after the guarantees provided by the new National Constitution, it was made up of indigenous people, peasants, community leaders from popular neighborhoods of Popayán, a women's organization and the amnestied indigenous people of the Quintín Lame Armed Movement, who aspired to become a new political alternative. The first Assembly was held in the indigenous community of Yaguará, municipality of Chaparral, Tolima. There were indigenous and non-indigenous leaders who since 1969 had been working to promote the movement in favor of Amerindian communities, especially in Cauca, Tolima and Antioquia; Also participating were leaders of the Cauca peasant ...
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We Are Colombia
The We are Colombia (''Somos Colombia'') is a liberal political party in Colombia. At the last legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ..., 10 March 2002, the party won as one of the many small parties parliamentary representation. Liberal parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub ...
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Political Movement For Social Security
The Political Movement for Social Security (''Movimiento Político por la Seguridad Social'') is a progressive political party in Colombia. At the last legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ..., 10 March 2002, the party won as one of the many small parties parliamentary representation. Political parties in Colombia Progressive parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub ...
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Let The Moreno Play Movement
The Let the Moreno Play Movement (''Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno'') is a political party in Colombia founded by Carlos Moreno de Caro. At the last legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ..., 10 March 2002, the party won as one of the many small parties parliamentary representation. In the election of 2006, the party won no seats. External linksDemocracia a distancia: Elecciones 2006 (Portalcol.com)(Information about the party's list of candidates to the Colombian Senate, Spanish). Political parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub ...
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Alternative For Social Advance
The Alternative for Social Advance (''Alternativa de Avanzada Social'') is a political party in Colombia. At the last legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ..., 10 March 2002, the party, as one of the many small parties, won parliamentary representation. Political parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub ...
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National Salvation Movement
The National Salvation Movement (''Movimiento de Salvación Nacional'') is a conservative political party in Colombia, founded by Alvaro Gómez Hurtado in 1990. At the legislative elections held on 10 March 2002, the party, as one of the many small parties, won parliamentary representation. In the simultaneous legislative elections of 2006, the party won 1 out of 166 Deputies and no senators, after which the party was disbanded. After being inactive for 15 years, the party was relaunched in 2021 by Enrique Gómez Martínez, who was its presidential candidate in the 2022 Colombian presidential election Presidential elections will be held in Colombia on 29 May 2022. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a second round of voting will be held on 19 June. Incumbent President Iván Duque is ineligible for a second term. Electoral system .... References Conservative parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub ...
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Progressive National Movement
The Progressive National Movement (Spanish: ''Movimiento Nacional Progresista'') is a progressive political party in Colombia. In the legislative elections, 10 March 2002, the party won as one of the many small parties participating in parliamentary representation. The party took part in the parliamentary elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... of 2006, in which it won 1 out of 166 deputies and no senators. The party was of little significance in the 14 March 2010 elections. Progressive parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub ...
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Independent Movement Of Absolute Renovation
The Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation ( es, Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta, "MIRA") is a political party in Colombia, founded on March 21, 2000 by 51,095 Colombians led by lawyer and former senator Carlos Alberto Baena and Alexandra Moreno Piraquive. The party also has functions as a non-profit organization. It has representation in the Chamber of Representatives and in the Senate of the Congress of Colombia, and has also participated in the public corporations of Colombia at a regional level, being stated as the eighth-most influential political force in the country. The party is commonly known in Colombia as "Movimiento MIRA" or just "MIRA". Members and affiliates are known as "Miraists", and their ideology is called ''Miraism''. On a global level, MIRA has been registered with the World Intellectual Property Organization of the United Nations since September 27, 2011. Miraism has presence in many American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, US ...
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Unionist Movement (Colombia)
The Unionist Movement (''Movimiento Unionista'') was a center-left political party in Colombia. At the last legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ..., 10 March 2002, the party won as one of the many small parties parliamentary representation. Left-wing parties in Colombia Political parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub ...
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Civic People's Convergence
The Civic People's Convergence (''Convergencia Popular Cívica'') is a progressive political party in Colombia. At the last legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ..., 10 March 2002, the party won as one of the many small parties parliamentary representation. Progressive parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub ...
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Citizens' Convergence
The Citizens' Convergence (''Convergencia Ciudadana'') is a progressive political party in Colombia. At the last legislative elections, 10 March 2002, the party won as one of the many small parties parliamentary representation. In the election of 2006, the party won 8 out of 166 Deputies and 7 out of 100 senators. This party is now the National Integration Party (Colombia) Citizen Option ( es, Opción Ciudadana) was a political party in Colombia founded November 9, 2009 at the national convention of the former Citizens' Convergence movement. In 2013, it changed its name again to Citizen Option. History Origins .... Progressive parties in Colombia {{Colombia-party-stub ...
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