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Colombian Liberal Party Partido Liberal Colombiano | |
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| Founded | 16 July 1848 |
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Think tank | Liberal Thinking Institute |
| Youth wing | ONJL |
| Women's wing | National Organization of Liberals' Women |
| Ideology | Liberalism (Colombian)[1]
Social liberalism Social democracy[2] |
| Political position | Centre[6] to centre-left[7] |
| International affiliation | Socialist International[8] |
| Regional affiliation | COPPPAL |
| Colors | Red |
| Slogan | Para que vivas mejor |
| Anthem | "Himno del Partido Liberal Colombiano" "Hymn of Colombian Liberal Party" |
| Seats in the Chamber of Representatives | 32 / 188 |
| Seats in the Senate | 14 / 108 |
| Governors | 6 / 32 |
| Mayors | 181 / 1,102 |
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The Colombian Liberal Party (Spanish: Partido Liberal Colombiano; PLC) is a centre to centre-left political party in Colombia.[9] It was founded as a classical liberal party but later developed a more social-democratic tradition, joining the Socialist International in 1999.[2]
The Liberal Party along with the Colombian Conservative Party dominated the Colombian political scene from the end of the 19th century until 2002, in bipartisan political hegemony. The two parties were in direct military conflict between 1948 and 1958, during the civil war period known as La Violencia, after which they established the "National Front", agreeing to rotate power, intercalating for a period of four presidential terms. The election victory of independent candidate Álvaro Uribe in 2002 put an end to dominance of two party politics in Colombia.[10]
Currently, the Liberal Party is the largest party in Congress and supported the left-wing presidency of Gustavo Petro until leaving Petro's coalition on November 28, 2023.[11][12]
- ^ "Qué Pasa en el Partido Liberal". 8 February 2000.
- ^ a b Lamb, Peter; Docherty, James C. (2006), Historical Dictionary of Socialism (Second ed.), Scarecrow Press, pp. 211, 278, ISBN 978-0-8108-6477-1
- ^ "Así están las fuerzas de centro derecha en Colombia". 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Cuál es la posición ideológica de los partidos políticos en Colombia?". 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Liberalismo: Seriedad o aniquilamiento". 8 February 2020.
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- ^ "Full member parties". Socialist International. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Global Elections Round-Up: Last 12 Months". Fitch Solutions. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Jornada, La. "Termina el sistema bipartidista en Colombia luego de casi dos siglos - La Jornada". www.jornada.unam.mx.
- ^ "Colombia: Petro busca mayorías en el Congreso con liberales". Independent en Español (in Spanish). 23 June 2022.
- ^ Staff, The City Paper (28 November 2023). "Colombia's Liberal Party leaves Petro Government coalition". The City Paper Bogotá. Retrieved 30 November 2023.