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This article lists political parties in Colombia .
Colombia had historically maintained a two-party system, 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, 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.
In the Parliamentary election of 2022, the following parties got the minimum required number of votes for legal recognition (3% of valid votes).
Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Political position | Status in government | Senators | Seats in the House | Governors | Deputies | Mayors | Leader | Affiliation | Alliance | |||
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Democratic Center Centro Democrático | CD | 2013 | Right-wing to far-right | Opposition | 13 / 108 (12%) | 15 / 188 (8%) | 3 / 32 (9%) | 34 / 418 (8%) | 154 / 1,102 | Álvaro Uribe | IDU | |||||
Colombian Liberal Party Partido Liberal Colombiano | PLC | 1848 | Centre-left | Coalition | 14 / 108 (13%) | 32 / 188 (17%) | 7 / 32 (22%) | 78 / 418 (19%) | 181 / 1,102 | César Gaviria | SI | — | ||||
Radical Change Cambio Radical | CR | 1998 | Center-right to right-wing | Opposition | 11 / 108 (10%) | 16 / 188 (9%) | 7 / 32 (22%) | 64 / 418 (15%) | 155 / 1,102 | Rodrigo Lara | — | |||||
Social Party of National Unity Partido Social de Unidad Nacional | PSUN | 2005 | Centre-left | Independent | 14 / 108 (13%) | 25 / 172 (15%) | 4 / 32 (13%) | 74 / 418 (18%) | 258 / 1,102 | Dilian Francisca Toro | LI [lower-alpha 1] | — | ||||
Colombian Conservative Party Partido Conservador Colombiano | PCC | 1849 | Right-wing | Independent | 15 / 108 (14%) | 25 / 188 (13%) | 7 / 32 (22%) | 65 / 418 (16%) | 194 / 1,102 | Hernán Andrade | CDI, IDU | — | ||||
Green Alliance Alianza Verde | AV | 2009 | Center-left | Coalition | 8 / 108 (7%) | 11 / 188 (6%) | 3 / 32 (9%) | 44 / 418 (11%) | 50 / 1,102 | Claudia López | GG, FSP | CdE | ||||
Commons Comunes | 2017 | Marxism–Leninism Bolivarianism Progressivism Anti-capitalism Anti-imperialism | Far-left | Coalition | 5 / 108 (5%) | 5 / 188 (3%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 4 / 1,102 | Timoleón Jiménez | FSP | PHxC | |||||
Alternative Democratic Pole Polo Democrático Alternativo | PDA | 2005 | Left-wing | Coalition | 5 / 108 (5%) | 11 / 188 (6%) | 1 / 32 (3%) | 8 / 418 (2%) | 15 / 1,102 | Jorge Robledo Iván Cepeda | SI, FSP | PHxC | ||||
Fair and Free Colombia Colombia Justa Libres | CJL | 2017 | Right-wing | Independent | 3 / 108 (3%) | 1 / 172 (0.6%) | 2 / 32 (6%) | 2 / 418 (0.5%) | 14 / 1,102 | David Castro | — | NUC | ||||
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta | MIRA | 2000 | Center-right to right-wing | Independent | 3 / 108 (3%) | 1 / 172 (0.6%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 8 / 418 (2%) | 0 / 1,102 | Carlos Guevara | AMI | NUC | ||||
Humane Colombia Colombia Humana | CH | 2019 | Left-wing populism Progressivism Environmentalism Anti-imperialism Feminism | Center-left to left-wing | Coalition | 5 / 108 (5%) | 13 / 188 (7%) | 1 / 32 (3%) | 8 / 418 (2%) | 8 / 1,102 | Gustavo Petro | GdP | PHxC | |||
Dignity and Commitment Dignidad y Compromiso | 2020 | Center-left | Independent | 0 / 108 (0%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 2 / 418 (0.5%) | 0 / 1,102 | Juan Ospina | PA | CdE | |||||
New Liberalism Nuevo Liberalismo | 1979 | Liberalism Social liberalism | Centre | Independent | 0 / 108 (0%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Juan Manuel Galán | — | CdE | ||||
Patriotic Union Unión Patriótica | UP | 1985 | Marxism Democratic socialism Bolivarianism Progressivism Left-wing populism Pacifism | Left-wing | Coalition | 4 / 108 (4%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Aída Abella | FSP | PHxC | |||
Colombian Communist Party Partido Comunista Colombiano | PC | 2021 | Socialism Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-imperialism | Left-wing to far-left | Coalition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Jaime Caycedo | FSP | PHxC | |||
National Salvation Movement Movimiento de Salvación Nacional | MSN | 2021 | Right-wing | Opposition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Enrique Gómez Martínez | ||||||
League of Anti-Corruption Governors Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción | LIGA | 2022 | Far-right | Opposition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Rodolfo Hernández | ||||||
On Going! En Marcha | EM | 2022 | Centrism Social liberalism Federalism | Centre to centre-left | Independent | 3 / 108 (3%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | — | CdE | ||||
Citizen Force Fuerza Ciudadana | FC | 2022 | Social democracy Federalism | Centre-left | Coalition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Carlos Caicedo | |||||
The Peace Force La Fuerza De La Paz | FP | 2022 | Center to center-left | Coalition | 1 / 108 (0.9%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Roy Barreras | PHxC | |||||
Independent Independientes | 2023 | Left-wing | Coalition | 1 / 108 (0.9%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 1 / 1,102 | PHxC | |||||||
Democratic Hope Esperanza Democrática | 2023 | Left-wing | Coalition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | ||||||||
New Democratic Force Nueva Fuerza Democrática | NFD | 2023 | Right-wing | Opposition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | |||||||
Oxygen Green Party Partido Verde Oxígeno | PVO | 1998 | Center | Opposition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Íngrid Betancourt | CdE | |||||
We Are All Colombian Todos Somos Colombia | 2023 | Centre-left to left-wing | Coalition | 1 / 108 (0.9%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Clara López | PHxC | ||||||
We believe Colombia Creemos Colombia | 2023 | Center-right | Opposition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Federico Gutiérrez | |||||||
People on the Move Gente En Movimiento | GEM | 2021 | Center | Coalition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Mauricio Lizcano | ||||||
Worker's Party Partido del Trabajo de Colombia | PTC | 1999 | Marxism Anti-imperialism New Democracy | Left-wing | Coalition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Yezid García Abello | PHxC | ||||
I Am Because We Are Soy Porque Somos | SPS | 2023 | Feminism Environmentalism Indigenismo Progressivism Anti-racism | Left-wing | Coalition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Francia Márquez | PHxC | ||||
Popular Power Poder Popular | 2023 | Center-left | Coalition | 0 / 108 (0%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | Ernesto Samper |
The following parties obtained representation in the congress despite not surpassing the required percentage, thanks to being in representation of ethnic minorities.
Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Political position | Senators | Seats in the House | Governors | Deputies | Mayors | Alliance | |||
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Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement Movimiento Alternativo Indígena y Social | MAIS | 2013 | Left-wing | 1 / 108 (0.9%) (1 indigenous seat) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) (1 indigenous seat) | 2 / 32 (6%) | 3 / 418 (0.7%) | 21 / 1,102 | PHxC | ||||
Independent Social Alliance Movement Alianza Social Independiente | ASI | 1991 | Center-left | 4 / 108 (4%) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 2 / 32 (6%) | 14 / 418 (3%) | 56 / 1,102 | CdE | ||||
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia | AICO | 1990 | Indigenism Progressivism | Center-left to left-wing | 1 / 108 (0.9%) (Indigenous seat) | 0 / 188 (0%) | 1 / 32 (3%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 29 / 1,102 | PHxC | |||
Broad Democratic Alliance Alianza Democrática Afrocolombiana | ADA | 2007 | Centrism | Centre | 2 / 108 (2%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) (Afro seat) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 5 / 1,102 | PHxC | |||
Colombia Reborn Colombia Renaciente | 2018 | Centrism Pluralism Pacifism | Centre to center-left | 0 / 108 (0%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) (Afro seat) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 2 / 418 (0.5%) | 10 / 1,102 | CdE | ||||
Colombian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Colombiano | PD | 2022 | Center-right | 0 / 108 (0%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | |||||
Colombian Ecologist Party Partido Ecologista Colombiano | PEC | 2022 | Center-left | 0 / 108 (0%) | 1 / 188 (0.5%) | 0 / 32 (0%) | 0 / 418 (0%) | 0 / 1,102 | |||||
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