Oxygen Green Party Explained

Oxygen Green Party
Native Name:Partido Verde Oxígeno
President:Íngrid Betancourt
Foundation:1998
2021
Ideology:Environmentalism
Green politics
Position:Centre
Headquarters:Bogotá
International:Global Greens
National:Hope Center Coalition
Seats1 Title:Chamber of Representatives
Seats2 Title:Senate
Country:Colombia

The Oxygen Green Party (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Verde Oxígeno) is a political party in Colombia founded in 1998. After Íngrid Betancourt, one of its most prominent members, was kidnapped in 2002, the party's popular support began to fade. In 2005, a political reform on the Colombian party system left the party without participation, due to low popular support.[1]

After her rescue in 2008, Betancourt moved to France, but returned to Colombia in to relaunch her political career.[2]

The party initially joined the Hope Center Coalition, with Betancourt and Carlos Amaya as its candidates in the coalition primaries for the 2022 Colombian presidential election. However, the party quickly left the coalition over disagreements on government support.[3]

A few months later, the party’s two elected members, Humberto de La Calle and Daniel Carvalho were expelled from the party due to differing views on Green policies.[4]

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  1. https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/politica/partido-de-ingrid-betancourt-revive-oxigeno-verde-estara-en-coalicion-centro-esperanza-GG16104772 El Colombiano website, Verde Oxígeno regresa, ¿también sus militantes?, article dated December 2, 2021
  2. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/18/colombia-ingrid-betancourt-presidential-candidate-captive-farc Guardian website, Colombian who spent six years as a Farc captive to run for presidency, article dated Jan 18, 2022
  3. https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/01/29/no-se-aguanto-ingrid-betancourt-renuncia-a-la-coalicion-de-la-esperanza-pero-sigue-en-campana-como-independiente/ Info Bae website, No se aguantó: Íngrid Betancourt renuncia a la Coalición Centro Esperanza, pero sigue en campaña como independiente, article dated January 29, 2022
  4. https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/07/16/humberto-de-la-calle-y-daniel-carvalho-son-expulsados-del-partido-verde-oxigeno/ Info Bae website, Humberto de la Calle y Daniel Carvalho son expulsados del partido Verde Oxígeno, article dated July 16, 2022