Historic Pact for Colombia
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Historic Pact for Colombia Pacto Histórico por Colombia | |
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| Founded | 11 February 2021 |
| Ideology | Progressivism[1] Democratic socialism[2] Anti-imperialism[3] |
| Political position | Left-wing[4] Factions: Centre-left[5] to far-left[6] |
| 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 | |
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,[7][8] left-wing,[9] and far-left.[10]
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.[11] The coalition's presidential nominee, Gustavo Petro, advanced to the second round and defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.[12][13]
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 | Clara López Obregón | |
| Fuerza Ciudadana | Centre-left | 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 | Far-left | Jaime Caycedo Turriago | |
| Commons | Far-left | Rodrigo Londoño | |
| Marcha Patriótica | Far-left | None | |
| MODEP | Left-wing to far-left | None (Central Committee) | |
| Worker's Party | Left-wing to far-left | Yezid García Abello | |
| Congreso de los Pueblos | Left-wing | none | |
| Ciudadanías Libres | Centre-left | Jorge Rojas Rodríguez | |
| Unidad Democrática | Centre-left | Luis Carlos Avellaneda Tarazona | |
| Movimiento por la Constituyente Popular | Left-wing | Yafeth Ramos | |
| Movimiento por el Agua y la Vida | Centre-left | Isabel Cristina Zuleta | |
| Movimiento de Integración Democrática | Centre-left | Rafael David Cuello | |
| AICO | Left-wing | Laudelino Bernier | |
| Alternative, Indigenous and Social Movement | Centre-left | Martha Peralta Epieyú | |
| Alianza Democrática Amplia | Centre | Paulino Riascos | |
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election year | Candidate | Running mate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 2022 | Gustavo Petro (CH) | Francia Márquez (PDA) | 8,541,647 | 40.34 | 11,281,013 | 50.44 | Elected 
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| Sources: La Registraduria Prensa (First round), Registraduria (Second round) | |||||||
References
- ^ "El opositor Pacto Histórico lanza su campaña electoral en Colombia". Efe (in Spanish). 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ resumenlatinoamericano (in spansih). 7 June 2018 https://www.resumenlatinoamericano.org/2018/06/07/colombia-gustavo-petro-y-el-antiimperialismo/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Colombia's Left Finds Its Footing". Foreign Policy. 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10. doi:10.3316/informit.388529049112304.
- ^ "La estrategia del Pacto Histórico". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2 May 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Pacto Histórico por Colombia: quienes lo conforman y últimas incorporaciones". Colombia As (in Spanish). 24 September 2021.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10. doi:10.3316/informit.388529049112304.
- ^ "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.
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