This article lists
political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...
in
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 ...
.
Colombia had historically maintained a
two-party system
A two-party system is a political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape. At any point in time, one of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referre ...
, which means that there were two dominant political parties, resulting in considerable difficulty for anybody to achieve major electoral success under the banner of any other party. Dissidents from the two main parties also had chances to win elections. Nowadays it is a
multi-party system
In political science, a multi-party system is a political system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coal ...
, with every party that gets more than 3% of the valid votes for each of the two chambers in the congress (as well as some special cases like parties of minority groups) getting legal recognition.
Parties with legal recognition
In the
Parliamentary election of 2022, the following parties got the minimum required number of votes for legal recognition (3% of valid votes).
Parties of ethnic minorities
The following parties obtained representation in the congress despite not surpassing the required percentage, thanks to being in representation of ethnic minorities.
Defunct parties
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Christian National Party (2002)
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Christians for Community
Christians for Community (''Cristiano por la Comunidad'') is a Christian democratic political party in Colombia.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an i ...
(2002)
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Alternative Way (2002)
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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 indivi ...
(2002)
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Citizens' Movement (2002)
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Citizens' Political Movement for Bocaya
The Citizens' Political Movement for Bocaya (''Movimiento Politico Ciudadanos por Bocaya'') is a political party in Colombia.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a populatio ...
(2002)
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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 i ...
(2002)
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Civic Purpose Colombia (2002)
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Coalition
A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces.
Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
(2002)
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Colombia Always
The Colombia Always (''Colombia Siempre'') is a National conservatism, national conservative party in Colombia.
At the legislative elections in Colombia, elections held on 10 March 2002, the party won, as one of the many small parties, parliament ...
(2002)
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Colombian People's Party (2002)
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Colombian Social Democratic Party
The Colombian Social Democratic Party (''Partido Socialdemócrata Colombiano'') is a political party (centre-left) in Colombia.
Social democracy is a political ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice w ...
(2002)
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Democratic Progressivity (2002)
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Democratic Unity Party (2002)
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Front of Hope (2002)
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Community Participation (2002-2000s)
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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 o ...
(2002-2000s)
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Colombia Unite (2002-2000s)
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Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement
The Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement (''Movimiento Comunal y Comunitario de Colombia'') was a populist and civic political party in Colombia.
At the legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-makin ...
(2002-2000s)
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Democratic Colombia Party (2003-2000s)
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For the Country of Our Dreams
For the Country of Our Dreams (''Por el País que soñamos'') is a political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to ...
(2006)
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New Huila and Liberalism
The Huila New and Liberalism (''Huila Nueva y Liberalismo'') is a regional political party in Colombia, closely affiliated to the Liberal Party of Colombia.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-mak ...
(2006)
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Citizen Option
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 ...
(2009)
Notes
References
See also
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Lists of political parties
Lists of Political party, political parties include:
* List of agrarian parties
* List of banned political parties
* List of centrist political parties
* List of communitarian political parties
* List of fictional political parties
* List of fri ...
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Liberalism in Colombia
This article gives an overview of liberalism in Colombia. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For i ...
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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 Car ...
Political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...
Political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...
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 ...