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.

## Parties with 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).

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 Centre
Centro Democrático | CD  | 2013  |

* Uribism
* Social conservatism
* Economic liberalism

| 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  |

* Liberalism
* Social liberalism
* Social democracy

| 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  |

* Economic liberalism
* Conservative liberalism
* Classical liberalism

| Center-right to right-wing | Opposition |

11 / 108 (10%)

16 / 188 (9%)

7 / 32 (22%)

64 / 418 (15%)

155 / 1,102

| Rodrigo Lara [es] | —  |  |
|  | Social Party of National Unity
Partido Social de Unidad Nacional | PSUN  | 2005  |

* Third way
* Liberalism
* Big tent

| Centre-left | Independent |

14 / 108 (13%)

25 / 172 (15%)

4 / 32 (13%)

74 / 418 (18%)

258 / 1,102

| Dilian Francisca Toro | LI[a] | —
|  | Colombian Conservative Party
Partido Conservador Colombiano | PCC  | 1849  |

* Conservatism
* Economic liberalism
* Social conservatism
* Christian democracy

| 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  |

* Green politics
* Social democracy
* Progressivism
* Pacifism

| 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%)

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4 / 1,102

| Timoleón Jiménez | FSP |  | PHxC
|  | Alternative Democratic Pole
Polo Democrático Alternativo | PDA  | 2005  |

* Protectionism
* Social democracy
* Democratic socialism
* Progressivism

| 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  |

* Christian fundamentalism
* Christian right
* Social conservatism
* Evangelicalism

| Right-wing | Independent |

3 / 108 (3%)

1 / 172 (0.6%)

2 / 32 (6%)

2 / 418 (0.5%)

14 / 1,102

| David Castro  | —  |  | NUC [es]
|  | Independent Movement of
Absolute Renovation
Movimiento Independiente de
Renovación Absoluta | MIRA  | 2000  |

* Economic liberalism
* Conservative liberalism
* Christian right
* Social conservatism

| 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 | 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 [es] |  | PHxC
|  | Dignity and Commitment [es]
Dignidad y Compromiso |  | 2020  |

* Democratic socialism
* Social democracy
* Progressivism
* Latin American integration
* Environmentalism

| 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 [es] | 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  |

* Conservatism
* Social conservatism
* Right-wing populism

| 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  |

* Anti-corruption
* Cultural liberalism
* Protectionism
* Economic liberalism
* Catch-all party

| 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  |

* Pacifism
* Pluralism

| 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  |

* Progressivism

| 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  |

* Social democracy

| 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  |

* Conservatism

| 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  |

* Environmentalism
* Pacifism

| 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  |

* Pacifism
* Pluralism
* Social democracy
* Left-wing nationalism

| 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  |

* Conservatism
* Economic liberalism
* Social conservatism

| 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  |

* Social liberalism

| 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  |

* Social liberalism
* Social democracy
* Progressivism

| Center-left | Coalition |

0 / 108 (0%)

0 / 188 (0%)

0 / 32 (0%)

0 / 418 (0%)

0 / 1,102

| Ernesto Samper |  |  |

### Parties of ethnic minorities

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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  |

* Indigenism
* Ecologism
* Progressivism
* Agrarianism

| 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  |

* Indigenism
* Progressivism
* Reformism

| 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 [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
|  | Colombian Democratic Party
Partido Demócrata Colombiano | PD  | 2022  |

* Environmentalism
* Rights of Afro-Colombian communities
* Social liberalism

| 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  |

* Social democracy
* Environmentalism
* Progressivism

| Center-left |

0 / 108 (0%)

1 / 188 (0.5%)

0 / 32 (0%)

0 / 418 (0%)

0 / 1,102

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## Defunct parties

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* Christian National Party (2002)
* Christians for Community (2002)
* Alternative Way (2002)
* Alternative for Social Advance (2002)
* Citizens' Movement (2002)
* Citizens' Political Movement for Bocaya (2002)
* Civic People's Convergence (2002)
* Civic Purpose Colombia (2002)
* Coalition (2002)
* Colombia Always (2002)
* Colombian People's Party (2002)
* Colombian Social Democratic Party (2002)
* Democratic Progressivity (2002)
* Democratic Unity Party (2002)
* Front of Hope (2002)
* Community Participation (2002-2000s)
* Citizens' Convergence (2002-2000s)
* Colombia Unite (2002-2000s)
* Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement (2002-2000s)
* Democratic Colombia Party (2003-2000s)
* For the Country of Our Dreams (2006)
* New Huila and Liberalism (2006)
* Citizen Option (2009)

## Notes

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1. ^ As observer.

## References

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## See also

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* Lists of political parties
* Liberalism in Colombia

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Political parties in Colombia

Chamber of
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* Colombian Liberal Party (35)
* Democratic Center (32)
* Radical Change (30)
* Union Party for the People (25)
* Colombian Conservative Party (21)
* Green Alliance (9)
* Commons (5)
* Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (3)
* List of Decency [es](3)
* Alternative Democratic Pole (2)
* Citizen Option (2)
* Indigenous Authorities of Colombia (2)
* FUNECO (2)
* Independent Social Alliance Movement (1)
* Colombia Justa Libres (1)
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* Democratic Center (19)
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* Colombian Conservative Party (15)
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* Union Party for the People (14)
* Green Alliance (10)
* Alternative Democratic Pole (5)
* Commons (5)
* Citizen Option (5)
* Alianza Democratica Amplia (2)
* Indigenous and Alternative Social Movement [es] (1)
* Independent Social Alliance Movement (1)

Other active parties|

* Democratic Hope
* Metapolitical Unitary Movement
* National Salvation Movement
* New Liberalism
* Oxygen Green Party
* Patriotic Union
* Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement

Historical|

* Alternative of Social Progress (d. 2005)
* Alternative Way (1998–2003)
* Christian National Party (1989–2005)
* Christians for Community
* Citizen Option (2009–2022)
* Citizens' Convergence (1997–2009)
* Citizens' Footprint Movement
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* Clandestine Colombian Communist Party (1993–2017)
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* Colombia Always
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* Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement (1997–?)
* Colombian People's Party
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* Community Participation
* Democratic Colombia Party (2006–2009)
* Democratic Progressivity
* Democratic Unity Party (2002–2023)
* For the Country of Our Dreams (d. 2006)
* Front of Hope
* Independent Civic Movement
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* Independent Democratic Pole (2003–2005)
* Let the Moreno Play Movement (2002–?)
* Living Colombia Movement (2003–2009)
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* Liberal Opening Movement (1993–2010)
* Moral and Social Vanguard Party Let's Go Colombia
* National Democratic Reconstruction
* National Movement for Reconciliation (2006)
* National Popular Alliance (1961–1998)
* New Democratic Force
* New Huila and Liberalism
* People's Integration Movement
* People's Participation Movement
* People's Will Movement
* Political Movement for Social Security
* Progressive Force
* Progressive National Movement
* Regional Integration Movement
* Renovation Movement Labour Action
* Republican Movement
* Revolutionary Socialist Party (1926–1930)
* Social Action Party (2006)
* Social and Political Front (1999–2005)
* Somos Región Colombia (2005–2018)
* Team Colombia (d. 2005)
* Unionist Movement
* United People's Movement
* Yes Colombia (2002)

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