The Alternative Way ( es, Vía Alterna) was a
political party in
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
founded in 1998 by
Gustavo Petro
Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian economist, politician, and former guerrilla fighter who is the current president of Colombia since 2022. After taking office, Petro was considered by analysts as Colombia's ...
and
Antonio Navarro Wolff.
At the
2002 parliamentary election, the party won one seat. It merged into the
Independent Democratic Pole
The Independent Democratic Pole (''Polo Democrático Independiente'') or (PDI), was a left-wing social democratic political party in Colombia.
Origins
Originally formed as a left-wing congressional coalition, the party itself was officially found ...
in July 2003.
Political parties in Colombia
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