Green Alliance (Colombia)
Green Alliance Alianza Verde | |
|---|---|
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| Co-Presidents | Luis Carlos Avellaneda Antonio Sanguino |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Youth wing | Jóvenes Verdes |
| LGBT wing | Verdes a Colores |
| Ideology | |
| Political position |
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| Regional affiliation | Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas São Paulo Forum |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Colours | Green |
| Chamber of Representatives | 15 / 188 |
| Senate | 9 / 108 |
| Governors | 3 / 32 |
| Mayors | 50 / 1,102 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Green Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Verde) is a centre-left and green political party in Colombia.[1] The party advocates social justice, electoral reform and economic sustainability.[2] While the Green Alliance is left-liberal, there are some right-wing/conservative factions (with some of its members being in the leadership of the party) that contrast the progressive faction. Both factions were prominently a part of the Senate list led by Luis Garzon.[3]
The party supports the Colombian peace process and formed the electoral alliance Coalition Colombia with centrist and centre-left parties such as Civic Compromise to present a single presidential candidate, Sergio Fajardo in the 2018 presidential election.[4]
History
The party was founded on November 25, 2005, in Bogotá by a group of people headed by Carlos Ramón González Merchan and Elías Pineda.[5]
2007 regional elections
For the 28 October 2007 Colombian regional elections to elect department governors, department assembly deputies, mayors and councils and Local Administrative Juntas the party surprisingly won the governorships of Cesar with candidate Cristian Moreno Panezo and Boyacá with candidate José Roso Millán. The party also obtained 23 municipal mayors.[6]
2010 congressional elections
Three independent former mayors of Bogotá, Luis Eduardo Garzón, Antanas Mockus, and Enrique Peñalosa, formed an alliance to choose an independent candidate for the presidency. However, they required a political structure. The ad-hoc coalition merged with the Centre Option Green Party, which changed its name to Green Party. Following this, the new party joined by many regional politicians.
Mockus was elected candidate for the presidency in the Green Party's primary elections, held on March 14, 2010. On the same day, the party gained five seats in the Senate. Independent presidential candidate and former mayor of Medellín, Sergio Fajardo, joined the Mockus campaign soon after and was chosen as the Green Party's vice presidential candidate.
2010 presidential elections
On May 30, 2010, the party's candidate Antanas Mockus came second in the first round of the 2010 presidential election with 21% of the vote. In the second round, he was defeated by Juan Manuel Santos, who won 68% of the vote to Mockus' 29%.[7]
Slogans
- "Your Life is Sacred"
- "Public Resources are Sacred"
- "Not Everything is Justifiable"
- "Conscience Vote"
- "Natural Resources Are Sacred"
Electoral results
Presidential elections
| Election Year | Candidate | Running mate | First Round | Second Round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percentage | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| 2010 | Antanas Mockus | Sergio Fajardo | 3,134,222 | 21.51 (#2) | 3,587,975 | 27.47 (#2) | Lost |
| 2014 | Enrique Peñalosa | Isabel Segovia | 1,064,758 | 8.27 (#5) | Lost | ||
| 2018 | Sergio Fajardo | Claudia López | 4,602,916 | 23.78 (#3) | Lost | ||
| 2022 | With Hope Center Coalition | Lost | |||||
Legislative elections
| Election Year | House of Representatives | Senate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percentage | Seats | Votes | Percentage | Seats | |
| 2010 | 296,137 | 3,13 (#7) | 3 / 166 |
521,503 | 4,9 (#7) | 5 / 102 |
| 2014 | 483,407 | 4.07 (#6) | 6 / 166 |
567,102 | 4.78 (#6) | 5 / 102 |
| 2018 | 880,354 | 5.95 (#6) | 9 / 166 |
1,308,208 | 8.57 (#6) | 9 / 102 |
| 2022 | With Hope Center Coalition | With Hope Center Coalition | ||||
| 2026 | 654,197 | 3.48 (#7) | 4 / 161 |
With Alliance for Colombia | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Castro Morales, Juan Pablo (2011). Partido Verde: Ni izquierda ni derecha (in Spanish) – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ "Principios y prioridades". alianzaverde.org.co (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ Turan, Bawer (9 December 2025). "The political parties vying for power in Colombia's 2026 elections". Colombia News. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "'Coalición está cerca': De la Calle sobre alianza con López y Fajardo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 13 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ gonzalez, John Jairo Avellaneda (28 August 2019). "Historia". Partido Alianza Verde (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Partido Verde Opción Centro, casi desconocido en el país, ganó dos gobernaciones y 23 alcaldías". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 2007.
- ↑ Murphy, Helen; Bristow, Matthew (21 June 2010). "Colombia's Santos Hails Uribe in Presidential Victory". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
External links
- Official website
(in Spanish)
