The Historic Pact for Colombia ( es, Pacto Histórico por Colombia; PHxC) is a political and electoral coalition in

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composed of political parties and social movements with ideologies ranging from the

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left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

, and

far-left Far-left politics, also known as the radical left or the extreme left, are politics further to the left on the left–right political spectrum than the standard political left. The term does not have a single definition. Some scholars consider ...

. It is the current Government Coalition in Colombia after the 2022

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. This was launched on 11 February 2021 through a press conference where political leaders of the country participated, including

Gustavo Petro Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian economist, politician, and former guerrilla fighter who is the current president of Colombia since 2022. After taking office, Petro was considered by analysts as Colombia's ...

, Alexander López,

Iván Cepeda Iván Cepeda Castro (born October 24, 1962) is a left-wing Colombian politician, human rights activist, and philosopher. He served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 2010 and 2014, and currently serves as a member of the Senate ...

María José Pizarro María José Pizarro Rodríguez (born 30 March 1978) is a Colombian artist, activist, and politician. She was a member of the country's Chamber of Representatives from 2018 to 2022, and has been a senator for the Historic Pact since July 2022. ...

Roy Barreras Roy Leonardo Barreras Montealegre (born 27 November 1963) is a Colombian politician and 2018 presidential candidate, currently serving as senator since 2010 and President of the Senate of Colombia since 2022. In addition to senator, Barreras se ...

Clara López Clara Eugenia López Obregón (born April 12, 1950) is a Colombian politician who was the Minister for Employment. She also served as Acting Mayor of Bogotá from 2011 to 2012. A Harvard-trained economist, she was the Alternative Democratic P ...

Aída Avella Aída Yolanda Avella Esquivel, or Aída Yolanda Abella Esquivel (born 23 January 1949), is a Colombian pedagogue, psychologist, and politician belonging to the Patriotic Union party. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Colombia and ...

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, Jorge Rojas Rodríguez, Iván Guarín, and Martha Peralta. In September 2021 Agmeth Escaf, Luis Fernando Velasco, and

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were added to the coalition. The coalition's presidential nominee, Gustavo Petro, advanced to the second round and defeated

Rodolfo Hernández Suárez Rodolfo Hernández Suárez (born 26 March 1945) is a Colombian politician, civil engineer, and businessman who served as a senator of Colombia from July to August 2022. He was mayor of Bucaramanga from 2016 until his resignation in 2019. As the ...

Mission

*Obtain a majority in the Congress of the Republic by winning a total of 55 seats in the

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and 86 seats in the Chamber of Representatives in the

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on 13 March. *Present the country with an alternative power proposal that will be built by the social bases that accompany the Historic Pact. *Win the presidency in the 2022 presidential election, with the first and second rounds being held on 29 May and 19 June respectively.

Member parties and presidential candidates

Electoral history

Presidential elections

References

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