Radical Change
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Radical Change (Spanish: Cambio Radical; stylized with a backwards "R") is a conservative liberal political party in Colombia.
After
It is currently in opposition to the left-wing government of Gustavo Petro.[4]
History
Origin
After the tenure of president Ernesto Samper (1994-1998), a faction of the Liberal Party was not happy with the new social democratic route the party was moving towards. As such, a more right-wing faction of the party split away and formed Radical Change. However, it did not run for either parliamentary or presidential elections during the 1990s. It took on its current name on July 5, 2000.
Uribe government
In the
Breakup
The biggest party in Congress (and Uribe's new
Although a third term was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, the damage was done and those who still supported Uribe quit the party to run for Congress in the 2010 parliamentary elections with the newly-formed U party.
The party suffered big blows in 2010, losing votes and members in both chambers: seven Senators and two Representatives. Vargas Lleras then ran as the candidate in the 2010 presidential election, finishing in third place in the first round. The party then joined the first-round winner, Juan Manuel Santos, along with the Liberal Party and the Conservative party to form the "National Unity Pact" that would work together for the next four years.
National Unity Pact
The party assisted the government with most of their agenda in Congress.
When the peace talks with the FARC began, the party offered their approval and criticized then ex-President Álvaro Uribe for opposing dialogue.
In 2014, the party participated in the parliamentary elections and joined in a coalition with Santos for his reelection. Vargas Lleras was named the vice-presidential candidate. Although the party received fewer votes than in 2010, they added one senator, but lost one seat in the lower chamber. Santos won the second round of the presidential elections that year, making the vice-presidential position the highest the party had ever achieved.
References
- ^ Beittel, June S. (2021-12-16). Colombia: Background and U.S. Relations (Report). Congressional Research Service. p. 10. R43813. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ March 12, Mat; Youkee (2018-03-12). "Five Takeaways from Colombia's March 11 Elections". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Calderón Castillo, Javier (2019-10-29). "Colombia: el mapa cambió tras las regionales". CELAG (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "CNE oficializó a Cambio Radical como partido de oposición al Gobierno de Petro". El País (in Spanish).
External links
- (in Spanish) Official web site
- (in Spanish) Democracia a distancia: Elecciones 2006 (Portalcol.com) (Information about the party's list of candidates to the Colombian Senate).