Historic Pact for Colombia
The Historic Pact for Colombia (Spanish: Pacto Histórico por Colombia; PHxC) is a political and electoral coalition in Colombia composed of political parties and social movements with ideologies ranging from the centre-left,[8][9] left-wing,[10] and far-left.[11] It is the current Government Coalition in Colombia after the 2022 presidential elections.
Historic Pact for Colombia Pacto Histórico por Colombia | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Founded | 11 February 2021 |
Ideology | |
Political position | |
Slogan | Colombia can! |
Seats in the Chamber of Representatives | 28 / 188 |
Seats in the Senate | 20 / 108 |
Governors | 1 / 32 |
Mayors | 70 / 1,102 |
Website | |
pactohistorico | |
This was launched on 11 February 2021 through a press conference where political leaders of the country participated, including Gustavo Petro, Alexander López, Iván Cepeda, María José Pizarro, Roy Barreras, Clara López, Aída Avella, Armando Benedetti, Jorge Rojas Rodríguez, Iván Guarín, and Martha Peralta. In September 2021 Agmeth Escaf, Luis Fernando Velasco, and Piedad Córdoba were added to the coalition.[12] The coalition's presidential nominee, Gustavo Petro, advanced to the second round and defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.[13][14]
Mission
- Obtain a majority in the Congress of the Republic by winning a total of 55 seats in the Senate and 86 seats in the Chamber of Representatives in the 2022 Colombian parliamentary election 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
Party | Political position | Party leader | |
---|---|---|---|
Humane Colombia | Left-wing | Gustavo Petro | |
Todos Somos Colombia | Centre-left to left-wing | Clara López | |
Fuerza Ciudadana | Left-wing | Carlos Caicedo Omar | |
Poder Ciudadano | Left-wing | Piedad Córdoba | |
Alternative Democratic Pole | Left-wing | Alexander López Maya | |
Patriotic Union | Left-wing | Aída Avella | |
Colombian Communist Party | Left-wing to far-left | Jaime Caycedo Turriago | |
Commons | Far-left | Rodrigo Londoño | |
MODEP | Left-wing | None (Central Committee) | |
Worker's Party | Left-wing | Yezid García Abello | |
Congreso de los Pueblos | Left-wing | none | |
Ciudadanías Libres | Centre-left | Jorge Rojas Rodríguez | |
Unidad Democrática | Left-wing | Luis Carlos Avellaneda Tarazona | |
Movimiento por la Constituyente Popular | Left-wing | Yafeth Ramos | |
Movimiento por el Agua y la Vida | Centre-left to left-wing | Isabel Zuleta | |
Movimiento de Integración Democrática | Centre-left | Rafael David Cuello | |
AICO | Centre-left to left-wing | Laudelino Bernier | |
Alternative, Indigenous and Social Movement | Centre-left to left-wing | Martha Peralta Epieyú | |
Alianza Democrática Amplia | Big tent | Paulino Riascos |
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election year | Candidate | Running mate | First round | Second round | Result | Source(s) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
2022 | Gustavo Petro (CH) | Francia Márquez (PDA) | 8,541,647 | 40.34 | 11,281,013 | 50.44 | Elected ![]() |
[15][16] |
References
- Chetwynd, Gareth (11 May 2022). "Petro closing in on historic victory as Colombian oil industry is asked to take a bow | Upstream Online". Upstream Online. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- "El opositor Pacto Histórico lanza su campaña electoral en Colombia". Efe (in Spanish). 20 January 2022.
- "Leftists Are Ascendant in Latin America as Key Elections Loom". The New York Times. 4 January 2022.
- "Colombia: Pacto Histórico contra el neoliberalismo". En Redacción. 11 March 2022.
- "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.
- "Colombia's Left Finds Its Footing". Foreign Policy. 18 March 2022.
- Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10.
- "La estrategia del Pacto Histórico". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2 May 2022.
- "Pacto Histórico por Colombia: quienes lo conforman y últimas incorporaciones". Colombia As (in Spanish). 24 September 2021.
- "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.
- Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10.
- "Pacto Histórico por Colombia: quiénes lo conforman y últimas incorporaciones". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- "La diferencia entre el preconteo y el escrutinio municipal en la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de 2022 fue de tan solo el 0,1 %" (in Spanish). National Registry of Colombia. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "PRESIDENTE" (in Spanish). National Register of Colombia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "La diferencia entre el preconteo y el escrutinio municipal en la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de 2022 fue de tan solo el 0,1 %". registraduria.gov.co (in Spanish). 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "Votos a Partidos". registraduria.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.