Commons (Colombian political party)

Commons
Comunes
PresidentTimoleón Jiménez
Founded1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
Legalised31 October 2017
Preceded byFARC
CCCP
Youth wingJóvenes del Común
Women's and LGBT wingComuneras - Mujeres y Diversidades
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism[1]
Bolivarianism
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationHistoric Pact for Colombia
Colors  Red
  Green
  White
Chamber of Representatives
5 / 188
Senate
5 / 108
Governors
0 / 32
Mayors
0 / 1,102
Website
Comunes

The Commons (Spanish: Comunes), previously Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (Spanish: Fuerza Alternativa Revolucionaria del Común, FARC)[2] until 24 January 2021, is a communist political party in Colombia, established in 2017 as the political successor of the former rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The peace accords agreed upon by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the Colombian government in 2016 provided for the FARC's participation in politics as a legal, registered political party following its successful disarmament.

The party was founded after a failed referendum in October 2016 with the majority of Colombian voters voting to reject the peace agreement.[3] The "yes" campaign to accept the peace negotiations were pushed by President Santos, while the "no" campaign to reject the agreement was backed by former president Álvaro Uribe. The "no" vote won with 50.2% of the vote. The failed referendum came after four years of peace negotiations. After mild alterations to the peace agreements, the government approved the new deal by pushing it through Congress.[4] This has led to some controversy with those who voted no arguing that the deal offered too much leniency.[5]

  1. ^ "Atención! Estos son los estatutos de la Fuerza Alternativa Revolucionaria del Común" [Attention! These are the statutes of the Alternative Revolutionary Force of the Common] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Colombia's FARC Unveils New Political Party". CNN. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Colombia referendum: Voters reject Farc peace deal". BBC News. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Colombia's Congress Approves Peace Accord With FARC". The New York Times. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ "In U.S., Colombians React to Historic 'No' on Peace Accord". NBC News. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.