Green Alliance (Colombia)

The Green Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Verde) is a green political party in Colombia.[1] The party advocates social justice, electoral reform and economic sustainability.[2]

Green Alliance
Alianza Verde
Co-PresidentsLuis Carlos Avellaneda
Antonio Sanguino
Founded2005 (2005)
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
IdeologyGreen politics
Progressivism
Political positionCentre-left
Regional affiliationFederation of the Green Parties of the Americas
International affiliationGlobal Greens
Colours  Green
Chamber of Representatives
15 / 188
Senate
9 / 108
Governors
3 / 32
Mayors
50 / 1,102
Website
www.alianzaverde.org.co

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.[3]

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.

2007 regional elections
Main article: 2007 Colombian regional election

For the October 28, 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.[4]

2010 congressional elections

Three independent former mayors of Bogota, 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 5 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
Main article: 2010 Colombian presidential election

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' 28%.[5]

Slogans
  • "Your Life is Sacred"
  • "Public Resources are Sacred"
  • "Not Everything is Justifiable"
  • "Conscience Vote"
  • "Natural Resources Are Sacred"

See also

References
  1. Castro Morales, Juan Pablo (1 July 2011). Partido Verde: Ni izquierda ni derecha.
  2. "Principios y prioridades". alianzaverde.org.co (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "'Coalición está cerca': De la Calle sobre alianza con López y Fajardo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. Partido Verde Opción Centro, casi desconocido en el país, ganó dos gobernaciones y 23 alcaldías - Archivo - Archivo digital eltiempo.com
  5. Murphy, Helen and Bristow, Matthew. "Colombia’s Santos Hails Uribe in Landslide Presidential Victory", Bloomberg Businessweek, New York City, June 21, 2010
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