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
Founded11 February 2021
Ideology
Political position
SloganColombia can!
Seats in the Chamber
of Representatives
28 / 188
Seats in the Senate
20 / 108
Governors
1 / 32
Mayors
70 / 1,102
Website
pactohistorico.com

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

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 Green tickY [15][16]

References

  1. 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.
  2. "El opositor Pacto Histórico lanza su campaña electoral en Colombia". Efe (in Spanish). 20 January 2022.
  3. "Leftists Are Ascendant in Latin America as Key Elections Loom". The New York Times. 4 January 2022.
  4. "Colombia: Pacto Histórico contra el neoliberalismo". En Redacción. 11 March 2022.
  5. "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.
  6. "Colombia's Left Finds Its Footing". Foreign Policy. 18 March 2022.
  7. Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10.
  8. "La estrategia del Pacto Histórico". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2 May 2022.
  9. "Pacto Histórico por Colombia: quienes lo conforman y últimas incorporaciones". Colombia As (in Spanish). 24 September 2021.
  10. "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.
  11. Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10.
  12. "Pacto Histórico por Colombia: quiénes lo conforman y últimas incorporaciones". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  13. "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.
  14. "PRESIDENTE" (in Spanish). National Register of Colombia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  15. "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.
  16. "Votos a Partidos". registraduria.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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