This article lists
political parties in
Colombia.
Colombia had historically maintained a
two-party system
A two-party system is a political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape. At any point in time, one of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually refe ...
, 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
In political science, a multi-party system is a political system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in co ...
, 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
In the
Parliamentary election of 2022, the following parties got the minimum required number of votes for legal recognition (3% of valid votes).
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.
Defunct parties
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Christian National Party (2002)
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Christians for Community
Christians for Community (''Cristiano por la Comunidad'') is a Christian democratic political party in Colombia.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an in ...
(2002)
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Alternative Way
The Alternative Way ( es, Vía Alterna) was a political party in Colombia founded in 1998 by Gustavo Petro and Antonio Navarro Wolff.
At the 2002 parliamentary election, the party won one seat. It merged into the Independent Democratic Pole
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(2002)
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Alternative for Social Advance (2002)
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Citizens' Movement (2002)
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Citizens' Political Movement for Bocaya (2002)
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Civic People's Convergence (2002)
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Civic Purpose Colombia
The Civic Purpose Colombia (''Cívico Seriedad Colombia'') is 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 ...
(2002)
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Coalition (2002)
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Colombia Always
The Colombia Always (''Colombia Siempre'') is a National conservatism, national conservative party in Colombia.
At the legislative elections in Colombia, elections held on 10 March 2002, the party won, as one of the many small parties, parliament ...
(2002)
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Colombian People's Party
The Colombian People's Party (''Partido Popular Colombiano'') is a political party in Colombia.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or mult ...
(2002)
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Colombian Social Democratic Party
The Colombian Social Democratic Party (''Partido Socialdemócrata Colombiano'') is a political party (centre-left) in Colombia.
Social democracy is a political ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice ...
(2002)
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Democratic Progressivity
Democratic Progressivity (''Progresismo Democrático'') is a political party in Colombia.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple i ...
(2002)
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Democratic Unity Party (2002)
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Front of Hope
The Front of Hope (''Frente de Esperanza'') is a political party in Colombia.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals t ...
(2002)
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Community Participation
Public participation, also known as citizen participation or patient and public involvement, is the inclusion of the public in the activities of any organization or project. Public participation is similar to but more inclusive than stakeholder e ...
(2002-2000s)
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Citizens' Convergence (2002-2000s)
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Colombia Unite
Colombia Unite (''Únete Colombia'') is a political party in Colombia.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold ...
(2002-2000s)
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Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement
The Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement (''Movimiento Comunal y Comunitario de Colombia'') was a populist and civic political party in Colombia.
At the legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-maki ...
(2002-2000s)
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Democratic Colombia Party (2003-2000s)
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For the Country of Our Dreams (2006)
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New Huila and Liberalism
The Huila New and Liberalism (''Huila Nueva y Liberalismo'') is a regional political party in Colombia, closely affiliated to the Liberal Party of Colombia.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-ma ...
(2006)
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Citizen Option (2009)
Notes
References
See also
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Lists of political parties
Lists of political parties include:
* List of agrarian parties
* List of banned political parties
* List of centrist political parties
* List of communitarian political parties
* List of fictional political parties
* List of frivolous poli ...
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Liberalism in Colombia
This article gives an overview of liberalism in Colombia. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For i ...
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