Historic Pact for Colombia

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Historic Pact for Colombia
Pacto Histórico por Colombia
Founded11 February 2021
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Progressivism
Political positionLeft-wing
SloganColombia can!
Seats in the Chamber
of Representatives
27 / 172
Seats in the Senate
19 / 108
Website
https://pactohistorico.com/

The Historic Pact for Colombia (Spanish: Pacto Histórico por Colombia; PHxC) is a political and electoral coalition in Colombia composed of political parties and social movements with ideologies from the left-wing. This was launched on 11 February 2021 through a press conference where political leaders of the country participated, including Gustavo Petro, Alexander López, Iván Cepeda, María José Pizarro, Roy Barreras, Clara López, Aída Avella, Armando Benedetti, Jorge Rojas Rodríguez, Iván Guarín and Martha Peralta. In September 2021 Agmeth Escaf, Luis Fernando Velasco and Piedad Córdoba were added to the coalition.[1]

Mission[]

  • Obtain a majority in the Congress of the Republic, thus winning, in the elections of 13 March 2022, a total of 55 senators and 86 representatives to the chamber.
  • Present the country with an alternative power proposal that will be built by the social bases that accompany the Historic Pact.
  • Winning the presidency in the elections of 29 May 2022 (first presidential round), and if applicable, in those of 19 June 2022 (second round).

Member Parties and Presidential Candidates[]

Party Political Position Party leader Presidential Candidate
Humane Colombia Left-wing Gustavo Petro Gustavo Petro
Todos Somos Colombia Centre-left Clara López Obregón
Poder Ciudadano Left-wing Piedad Córdoba
Ciudadanías Libres Centre-left Jorge Rojas Rodríguez
MODEP Left-wing to Far-left None (Central Committee)
Worker's Party Left-wing to Far-left Yezid García Abello
Colombian Communist Party Far-left Jaime Caycedo Turriago
Congreso de los Pueblos Left-wing none
Unidad Democrática Centre-left Luis Carlos Avellaneda Tarazona
Movimiento por la Constituyente Popular Left-wing Yafeth Ramos
Movimiento por el Agua y la Vida Centre-left Isabel Cristina Zuleta
Movimiento de Integración Democrática Centre-left Rafael David Cuello
Fuerza Ciudadana Centre-left Carlos Caicedo Omar
Alternative Democratic Pole Left-wing Alexander López Maya Francia Márquez
AICO Left-wing Laudelino Bernier
Centre-left Martha Peralta Epieyú Arelis Uriana Guariyú
Alianza Democrática Amplia Centre Paulino Riascos Alfredo Saade Vergel
Patriotic Union Left-wing Aída Avella Camilo Romero

References[]

  1. ^ "Pacto Histórico por Colombia: quiénes lo conforman y últimas incorporaciones". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-25.


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