The Citizens' Convergence (''Convergencia Ciudadana'') was a
right-wing populist
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political party in
Colombia
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. In the 2002
legislative
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elections
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...
, the party won parliamentary representation. In the
election of 2006, the party won 8 out of 166 Deputies and 7 out of 100 senators. In 2009, the party transformed into the
Citizen Option.
References
Progressive parties in Colombia
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