Colombian Conservative Party

Colombian Conservative Party
Partido Conservador Colombiano
PresidentCarlos Andrés Trujillo
Founded4 October 1849 (1849-10-04)
HeadquartersAvenida 22 37–09, Barrio La Soledad, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
NewspaperEl Tiempo
Youth wingNuevas Generaciones
Women's wingMujeres Conservadoras (Conservative Women)
IdeologyConservatism (Colombian)
Social conservatism
Christian democracy
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing[1]
National affiliationTeam for Colombia
Regional affiliationUnion of Latin American Parties[2]
Christian Democrat Organization of America[3]
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union[4]
Centrist Democrat International[5]
Colours  Blue[6]
Anthem
"Himno Partido Conservador Colombiano"
"Hymn Of Colombian Conservative Party"
Chamber of Representatives
25 / 188
Senate
15 / 108
Governors
1 / 32
Mayors
194 / 1,102
Party flag
Website
partidoconservador.com Edit this at Wikidata

The Colombian Conservative Party (Spanish: Partido Conservador Colombiano) is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was formally established in 1849 by Mariano Ospina Rodríguez and José Eusebio Caro.

The Conservative Party along with the Colombian Liberal Party dominated the Colombian political scene from the end of the 19th century until 2002, in bipartisan political hegemony. The two parties were in direct military conflict between 1948 and 1958, during the civil war period known as La Violencia, after which they established the "National Front", agreeing to rotate power, intercalating for a period of four presidential terms. The election victory of independent candidate Álvaro Uribe in 2002 put an end to dominance of two party politics in Colombia.[7]

The Conservative Party is the third largest political force in the country's legislature after the Liberals and the Historic Pact for Colombia. It was part of the coalition of Juan Manuel Santos from 2010 to 2014 and supported the conservative government of Álvaro Uribe from 2002 to 2010. It currently supports the leftist government of Gustavo Petro, despite noticeable differences in ideology.[8]

  1. ^ "¿Cuál es la posición ideológica de los partidos políticos en Colombia?". 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Partidos Miembros". Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. ^ "Partidos | ODCA.cl".
  4. ^ "Members | International Democrat Union".
  5. ^ "Parties".
  6. ^ Blue has been commonly used since its creation.
  7. ^ Jornada, La. "Termina el sistema bipartidista en Colombia luego de casi dos siglos - La Jornada". www.jornada.unam.mx.
  8. ^ "¿Todo por la mermelada? Conservadores serán bancada de Gobierno Petro". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). 2022-09-07.

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