List of political parties in Colombia

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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.

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In the Parliamentary election of 2022, the following parties got the minimum required number of votes for legal recognition (3% of valid votes).

PartyAbbr.FoundedIdeologyPolitical
position
Status in
government
Senators Seats in the
House
Governors Deputies Mayors LeaderAffiliationAlliance
Democratic Center
Centro Democrático
CD2013 Right-wing
to far-right
Opposition
13 / 108(12%)
15 / 188(8%)
3 / 32(9%)
34 / 418(8%)
154 / 1,102
Álvaro Uribe IDU
Bandera del Partido Liberal Colombiano.svg Colombian Liberal Party
Partido Liberal Colombiano
PLC1848 Centre-left Coalition
14 / 108(13%)
32 / 188(17%)
7 / 32(22%)
78 / 418(19%)
181 / 1,102
César Gaviria SI
Cambio Radical logo.svg Radical Change
Cambio Radical
CR1998 Center-right to right-wing Opposition
11 / 108(10%)
16 / 188(9%)
7 / 32(22%)
64 / 418(15%)
155 / 1,102
Rodrigo Lara  [ es ]
Logo Partido U Colombia.png Social Party of National Unity
Partido Social de Unidad Nacional
PSUN2005 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]
Bandera del Partido Conservador Colombiano.svg Colombian Conservative Party
Partido Conservador Colombiano
PCC1849 Right-wing Independent
15 / 108(14%)
25 / 188(13%)
7 / 32(22%)
65 / 418(16%)
194 / 1,102
Hernán Andrade CDI, IDU
Alianza Verde (Colombia).svg Green Alliance
Alianza Verde
AV2009 Center-left Coalition
8 / 108(7%)
11 / 188(6%)
3 / 32(9%)
44 / 418(11%)
50 / 1,102
Claudia López GG, FSP CdE
ComunesColombia.png 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
PDA Logo.svg Alternative Democratic Pole
Polo Democrático Alternativo
PDA2005 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
COLOMBIA JUSTA Libres.svg Fair and Free Colombia
Colombia Justa Libres
CJL2017 Right-wing Independent
3 / 108(3%)
1 / 172(0.6%)
2 / 32(6%)
2 / 418(0.5%)
14 / 1,102
David Castro NUC  [ es ]
Logo Partido MIRA.svg Independent Movement of
Absolute Renovation

Movimiento Independiente de
Renovación Absoluta
MIRA2000 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  [ es ]
Humane Colombia
Colombia Humana
CH2019 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  [ es ] PHxC
Dignity and Commitment  [ es ]
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
NUEVO LIBERALISMO.svg 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
Logo Union Patriotica Colombia.png Patriotic Union
Unión Patriótica
UP1985 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  [ es ] FSP PHxC
Partido Comunista Colombiano.svg Colombian Communist Party
Partido Comunista Colombiano
PC2021 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
Salvacion Nacional (Colombia).svg National Salvation Movement
Movimiento de Salvación Nacional
MSN2021 Right-wing Opposition
0 / 108(0%)
0 / 188(0%)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
0 / 1,102
Enrique Gómez Martínez
Logo of the League of Anti-Corruption Governors.svg League of Anti-Corruption Governors
Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción
LIGA2022 Far-right Opposition
0 / 108(0%)
0 / 188(0%)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
0 / 1,102
Rodolfo Hernández
Movimiento En Marcha Colombia.png On Going!
En Marcha
EM2022 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
Fuerza Ciudadana (Colombia) 2.svg Citizen Force
Fuerza Ciudadana
FC2022 Social democracy
Federalism
Centre-left Coalition
0 / 108(0%)
1 / 188(0.5%)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
0 / 1,102
Carlos Caicedo
Partido Fuerza de La Paz.png The Peace Force
La Fuerza De La Paz
FP2022 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
Esperanza Democratica Logo.png Democratic Hope
Esperanza Democrática
2023 Left-wing Coalition
0 / 108(0%)
0 / 188(0%)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
0 / 1,102
Nueva Fuerza Democratica Logo.png New Democratic Force
Nueva Fuerza Democrática
NFD2023 Right-wing Opposition
0 / 108(0%)
0 / 188(0%)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
0 / 1,102
Partido Verde Oxigeno.svg Oxygen Green Party
Partido Verde Oxígeno
PVO1998 Center Opposition
0 / 108(0%)
0 / 188(0%)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
0 / 1,102
Íngrid Betancourt CdE
Todos Somos Colombia Logo.png 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
CreemosColombiaRec.png 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
Gente en Movimiento Logo.png People on the Move
Gente En Movimiento
GEM2021 Center Coalition
0 / 108(0%)
1 / 188(0.5%)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
0 / 1,102
Mauricio Lizcano
Partido del Trabajo de Colombia.svg Worker's Party
Partido del Trabajo de Colombia
PTC1999 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
SPS2023 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
Poder Popular Logo.png 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

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.

PartyAbbr.FoundedIdeologyPolitical position Senators Seats in the
House
Governors Deputies Mayors Alliance
Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement
Movimiento Alternativo Indígena y Social
MAIS2013 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
ASI Logo.svg Independent Social Alliance Movement
Alianza Social Independiente
ASI1991 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
AICO1990 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
Ada partido.png Broad Democratic Alliance
Alianza Democrática Afrocolombiana
ADA2007 Centrism Centre
2 / 108(2%)
1 / 188(0.5%)
(Afro seat)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
5 / 1,102
PHxC
Colombia Reborn  [ es ]
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
Logo Partido Democrata Colombiano.svg Colombian Democratic Party
Partido Demócrata Colombiano
PD2022 Center-right
0 / 108(0%)
1 / 188(0.5%)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
0 / 1,102
Colombian Ecologist Party
Partido Ecologista Colombiano
PEC2022 Center-left
0 / 108(0%)
1 / 188(0.5%)
0 / 32(0%)
0 / 418(0%)
0 / 1,102

Defunct parties

Notes

  1. As observer.

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