Union Party for the People Partido de la Unión por la Gente | |
|---|---|
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| President | Dilian Francisca Toro |
| Leader | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Split from | Liberal Party of Colombia |
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre[1] to centre-right[2] |
| International affiliation | Liberal International (observer) |
| Website | |
| www | |
| national = Team for Colombia | seats1_title = Chamber of Representatives
| seats1 =
15 / 188
| seats2_title = Senate
| seats2 =
10 / 108
| seats3_title = Governors
| seats3 =
4 / 32
| seats4_title = Mayors
| seats4 =
258 / 1,102
| colours = Orange }} The Union Party for the People (Spanish: Partido de la Unión por la Gente), or Party of the U (Spanish: Partido de la U), is a liberal political party in Colombia. The Party is led by former president Juan Manuel Santos.
After supporting the presidencies of Álvaro Uribe, Juan Manuel Santos and Iván Duque, the party is currently part of the majority of left-wing president Gustavo Petro.[3]
- ^ Crowe, Darcy (June 21, 2010). "Colombia Elects Santos as President". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ Redacción Política (September 21, 2012). ""Colombia es un país de derechas"" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Osorio, Camila (July 20, 2022). "Gustavo Petro logra a última hora la mayoría en el Congreso". El País (in Spanish).