List of political parties in Colombia explained

This article lists political parties in Colombia.

Colombia had historically maintained a two-party system, which means that there were two dominant political parties, resulting in considerable difficulty for anybody to achieve major electoral success under the banner of any other party. Dissidents from the two main parties also had chances to win elections. Nowadays it is a multi-party system, with every party that gets more than 3% of the valid votes for each of the two chambers in the congress (as well as some special cases like parties of minority groups) getting legal recognition.

Parties with legal recognition

In the Parliamentary election of 2022, the following parties got the minimum required number of votes for legal recognition (3% of valid votes).

Party			class=unsortable	Abbr.	Founded	class=unsortable	Ideology	class=unsortable	Political position	Status in government	Senators	Seats in the House	Governors	Deputies	Mayors	class=unsortable	Leader	class=unsortable	Affiliation	Alliance
		Democratic Center Centro Democrático	CD	2013	Uribism Social conservatism Economic liberalism	Right-wing to far-right							Álvaro Uribe	IDU	bgcolor=blue
		Colombian Liberal Party Partido Liberal Colombiano	PLC	1848	Liberalism Social liberalism Social democracy	centre-left	Coalition						César Gaviria	SI	colspan=2
		Radical Change Cambio Radical	CR	1998	Economic liberalism Conservative liberalism Classical liberalism	Center-right to right-wing	Opposition								bgcolor=blue
		Social Party of National Unity Partido Social de Unidad Nacional	PSUN	2005	Third way Liberalism Big tent	Centre to center-right	Independent						Dilian Francisca Toro	LI	colspan=2
		Colombian Conservative Party Partido Conservador Colombiano	PCC	1849	Conservatism Economic liberalism Social conservatism Christian democracy	Right-wing	Independent						Hernán Andrade	CDI, IDU	colspan=2
		Green Alliance Alianza Verde	AV	2009	Green politics Social democracy Progressivism Pacifism		Coalition						Claudia López	GG, FSP	bgcolor=lime		CdE
		Commons Comunes		2017	Marxism–Leninism Bolivarianism Progressivism Anti-capitalism Anti-imperialism	Far-left	Coalition						Timoleón Jiménez	FSP	bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		Alternative Democratic Pole Polo Democrático Alternativo	PDA	2005	Protectionism Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism								Jorge Robledo Iván Cepeda	SI, FSP	bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		Fair and Free Colombia Colombia Justa Libres	CJL	2017	Christian fundamentalism Christian right Social conservatism Evangelicalism	Right-wing	Independent						David Castro
		Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta	MIRA	2000	Economic liberalism Conservative liberalism Christian right Social conservatism	Center-right to right-wing	Independent						Carlos Guevara	AMI
		Humane Colombia Colombia Humana	CH	2019	Left-wing populism Progressivism Environmentalism Anti-imperialism Feminism		Coalition						Gustavo Petro		bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		Dignidad y Compromiso		2020	Democratic socialism Social democracy Progressivism Latin American integration Environmentalism		Independent						Juan Ospina	PA	bgcolor=lime		CdE
		New Liberalism Nuevo Liberalismo		1979	Liberalism Social liberalism	Centre	Independent								bgcolor=lime		CdE
		Patriotic Union Unión Patriótica	UP	1985	Marxism Democratic socialism Bolivarianism Progressivism Left-wing populism Pacifism	Left-wing	Coalition							FSP	bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		Colombian Communist Party Partido Comunista Colombiano	PC	2021	Socialism Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-imperialism	Left-wing to far-left	Coalition						Jaime Caycedo	FSP	bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		National Salvation Movement Movimiento de Salvación Nacional	MSN	2021	Conservatism Social conservatism Right-wing populism	Right-wing	Opposition						Enrique Gómez Martínez
		League of Anti-Corruption Governors Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción	LIGA	2022	Anti-corruption Cultural liberalism Protectionism Economic liberalism Catch-all party	Far-right	Opposition						Rodolfo Hernández
		On Going! En Marcha	EM	2022	Centrism Social liberalism Federalism	Centre to centre-left	Independent								bgcolor=lime		CdE
		Citizen Force Fuerza Ciudadana	FC	2022	Social democracy Federalism	Centre-left	Coalition						Carlos Caicedo
		The Peace Force La Fuerza De La Paz	FP	2022	Pacifism Pluralism	Center to center-left	Coalition						Roy Barreras		bgcolor=purple
		Independent Independientes		2023	Progressivism	Left-wing	Coalition								bgcolor=purple
		Democratic Hope Esperanza Democrática		2023	Social democracy	Left-wing	Coalition
		New Democratic Force Nueva Fuerza Democrática	NFD	2023	Conservatism	Right-wing	Opposition
		Oxygen Green Party Partido Verde Oxígeno	PVO	1998	Environmentalism Pacifism	Center	Opposition						Íngrid Betancourt		bgcolor=lime		CdE
		We Are All Colombian Todos Somos Colombia		2023	Pacifism Pluralism Social democracy Left-wing nationalism	Centre-left to left-wing	Coalition						Clara López		bgcolor=purple
		We believe Colombia Creemos Colombia		2023	Conservatism Economic liberalism Social conservatism	Center-right	Opposition						Federico Gutiérrez
		People on the Move Gente En Movimiento	GEM	2021	Social liberalism	Center	Coalition						Mauricio Lizcano
		Worker's Party Partido del Trabajo de Colombia	PTC	1999	Marxism Anti-imperialism New Democracy	Left-wing	Coalition						Yezid García Abello		bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		I Am Because We Are Soy Porque Somos	SPS	2023	Feminism Environmentalism Indigenismo Progressivism Anti-racism	Left-wing	Coalition						Francia Márquez		bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		Popular Power Poder Popular		2023	Social liberalism Social democracy Progressivism	Center-left	Coalition						Ernesto Samper

Parties of ethnic minorities

The following parties obtained representation in the congress despite not surpassing the required percentage, thanks to being in representation of ethnic minorities.

Party			Abbr.	Founded	Ideology	Political position	Senators	Seats in the House	Governors	Deputies	Mayors	Alliance
		Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement Movimiento Alternativo Indígena y Social	MAIS	2013	Ecologism Progressivism Agrarianism	Left-wing	(1 indigenous seat)	(1 indigenous seat)				bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		Independent Social Alliance Movement Alianza Social Independiente	ASI	1991	Progressivism Reformism	Center-left						bgcolor=lime		CdE
		Indigenous Authorities of Colombia Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia	AICO	1990	Indigenism Progressivism	Center-left to left-wing	(Indigenous seat)					bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		Broad Democratic Alliance Alianza Democrática Afrocolombiana	ADA	2007	Centrism	Centre		(Afro seat)				bgcolor=purple		PHxC
		Colombia Renaciente		2018	Centrism Pluralism Pacifism	Centre to center-left		(Afro seat)				bgcolor=lime		CdE
		Colombian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Colombiano	PD	2022	Rights of Afro-Colombian communities Social liberalism	Center-right
		Colombian Ecologist Party Partido Ecologista Colombiano	PEC	2022	Environmentalism Progressivism	Center-left

Defunct parties

• Christian National Party (2002)
• Christians for Community (2002)
• Alternative Way (2002)
• Alternative for Social Advance (2002)
• Citizens' Movement (2002)
• Citizens' Political Movement for Bocaya (2002)
• Civic People's Convergence (2002)
• Civic Purpose Colombia (2002)
• Coalition (2002)
• Colombia Always (2002)
• Colombian People's Party (2002)
• Colombian Social Democratic Party (2002)
• Democratic Progressivity (2002)
• Democratic Unity Party (2002)
• Front of Hope (2002)
• Community Participation (2002-2000s)
• Citizens' Convergence (2002-2000s)
• Colombia Unite (2002-2000s)
• Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement (2002-2000s)
• Democratic Colombia Party (2003-2000s)
• For the Country of Our Dreams (2006)
• New Huila and Liberalism (2006)
• Citizen Option (2009)

See also

• Lists of political parties
• Liberalism in Colombia