Historic Pact for Colombia

Historic Pact for Colombia

Pacto Histórico por Colombia
Historic Pact for Colombia Pacto Histórico por Colombia
Founded	11 February 2021
Ideology	Democratic socialism; Progressivism; Left-wing populism; Anti-neoliberalism;
Political position	Left-wing; Factions:; Centre-left to far-left;
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.com
	Politics of Colombia; Political parties; Elections;

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,^[8]^[9] left-wing,^[10] and far-left.^[11] It is the current Government Coalition in Colombia after the 2022 presidential elections.

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.^[12] The coalition's presidential nominee, Gustavo Petro, advanced to the second round and defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.^[13]^[14]

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.

Composition

Parties

Logo	Name		Ideology	Position	Leader
Logo	English	Spanish	Ideology	Position	Leader
	Humane Colombia	Colombia Humana	Social democracy	Left-wing	Gustavo Petro
	We Are All Colombia	Todos Somos Colombia	Social democracy	Centre-left to left-wing	Clara López
	Civic Strength	Fuerza Ciudadana	Social democracy	Left-wing	Carlos Caicedo Omar
	Alternative Democratic Pole	Polo Democrático Alternativo	Social democracy	Left-wing	Alexander López Maya
	Patriotic Union	Unión Patriótica	Democratic socialism	Left-wing	Aída Avella
	Colombian Communist Party	Partido Comunista Colombiano	Marxism–Leninism	Left-wing to far-left	Jaime Caycedo Turriago
	Commons	Comunes	Marxism–Leninism	Far-left	Rodrigo Londoño
	Labour Party of Colombia	Partido del Trabajo de Colombia	Maoism	Left-wing	Yezid García Abello
	Indigenous Authorities of Colombia	Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia	Indigenismo	Centre-left to left-wing	Laudelino Bernier
	Alternative Indigenous and Social Movement	Movimiento Alternativo Indígena y Social	Indigenismo	Centre-left to left-wing	Martha Peralta Epieyú
	Broad Democratic Alliance	Alianza Democrática Amplia	Social democracy	Centre-left	Paulino Riascos
	Democratic Hope	Esperanza Democrática	Social democracy	Left-wing	Bernardo Gutiérrez
	The Force of Peace	La Fuerza de la Paz	Social liberalism	Centre-left	Roy Barreras
	Independents^[a]	Independientes	Social democracy	Left-wing	Daniel Quintero
	I Am Because We Are	Soy Porque Somos	Social democracy	Left-wing	Dorina Hernández

Movements

Logo	Name		Ideology	Position	Leader
Logo	English	Spanish	Ideology	Position	Leader
	Civic Power	Poder Ciudadano	Democratic socialism	Left-wing	Piedad Córdoba
	Movement for the Defense of the People's Rights	Movimiento por la Defensa de los Derechos del Pueblo	Democratic socialism	Left-wing	None (Central Committee)
	Peoples' Congress	Congreso de los Pueblos	Left-wing nationalism	Left-wing	Collective leadership
	Free Citizenships	Ciudadanías Libres		Centre-left	Jorge Rojas Rodríguez
	Democratic Unity	Unidad Democrática	Eco-socialism	Left-wing	Luis Carlos Avellaneda Tarazona
	Movement for the Popular Constituent Assembly	Movimiento por la Constituyente Popular		Left-wing	Yafeth Ramos
	Movement for Water and Life	Movimiento por el Agua y la Vida		Centre-left to left-wing	Isabel Zuleta
	Democratic Integration Movement	Movimiento de Integración Democrática		Centre-left	Rafael David Cuello
	Patriotic March	Marcha Patriótica	Bolivarianism	Left-wing	Margarette Macaulay

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election year	Candidate	Running mate	First round		Second round		Result	Source(s)
Election year	Candidate	Running mate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Result	Source(s)
2022	Gustavo Petro (CH)	Francia Márquez (PDA)	8,541,647	40.34	11,281,013	50.44	Elected Y	^[15]^[16]

Legislative elections

Election Year	House of Representatives			Senate
Election Year	Votes	Percentage	Seats	Votes	Percentage	Seats
2022	2,922,409	17,62 (#2)	27 / 188	2,880,254	16,95 (#1)	20 / 108

Notes

^ This refers to the Colombian political party, not independent politicians.

References

^ 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.
^ "El opositor Pacto Histórico lanza su campaña electoral en Colombia". Efe (in Spanish). 20 January 2022.
^ "Leftists Are Ascendant in Latin America as Key Elections Loom". The New York Times. 4 January 2022.
^ "Colombia: Pacto Histórico contra el neoliberalismo". En Redacción. 11 March 2022.
^ "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.
^ "Colombia's Left Finds Its Footing". Foreign Policy. 18 March 2022.
^ Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10.
^ "La estrategia del Pacto Histórico". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2 May 2022.
^ "Pacto Histórico por Colombia: quienes lo conforman y últimas incorporaciones". Colombia As (in Spanish). 24 September 2021.
^ "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.
^ Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10.
^ "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.^{[dead link]}
^ "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 %". registraduria.gov.co (in Spanish). 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Votos a Partidos". registraduria.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.^{[dead link]}

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[1] 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.

[2] "El opositor Pacto Histórico lanza su campaña electoral en Colombia". Efe (in Spanish). 20 January 2022.

[3] "Leftists Are Ascendant in Latin America as Key Elections Loom". The New York Times. 4 January 2022.

[4] "Colombia: Pacto Histórico contra el neoliberalismo". En Redacción. 11 March 2022.

[5] "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.

[6] "Colombia's Left Finds Its Footing". Foreign Policy. 18 March 2022.

[7] Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10.

[8] "La estrategia del Pacto Histórico". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2 May 2022.

[9] "Pacto Histórico por Colombia: quienes lo conforman y últimas incorporaciones". Colombia As (in Spanish). 24 September 2021.

[10] "Petro arrasa y será el candidato presidencial del Pacto Histórico". Efe (in Spanish). 13 March 2022.

[11] Prashad, Vijay (1 March 2022). "Could Colombia have a left-wing government?". Guardian (Sydney) (2000): 10.

[12] "Pacto Histórico por Colombia: quiénes lo conforman y últimas incorporaciones". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[13] "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.

[14] "PRESIDENTE" (in Spanish). National Register of Colombia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.^{[dead link]}

[16] "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 %". registraduria.gov.co (in Spanish). 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[17] "Votos a Partidos". registraduria.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.^{[dead link]}

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