Colombian Conservative Party
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The Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano), is a conservative right wing / right of center Colombian political party.
Origins
The Colombian Conservative party was formally founded in October 4 1849, when a declaration of political principles was publicly published in the "La Civilización" newspaper, by Mariano Ospina Rodríguez and José Eusebio Caro. The party's original program called for the defense of constitutional order and legality against dictatorship and monarchy, the protection of property rights against communism, that of christian morality against atheism, the equality of citizens before the law, and the victory of civilization against barbarism.Ideology
The party's current programme includes several objectives: to continue the search for peace in Colombia (following the examples of former presidents Guillermo León Valencia, Belisario Betancur and Andrés Pastrana, as members of the party), to preserve national unity and the continuing belief in God held by the majority of Colombians, the need for a reform of the 1991 constitution in order to correct some of its flaws to promote the modernization of the state, to fight unemployment, poverty, and lack of security and to extend and defend property rights for all Colombians.Political History
The Colombian Conservative Party is usually the second largest single party in the Colombian Congress, though far behind the numbers corresponding to the Colombian Liberal Party or those of multiple independent factions and candidates.From 1958 to 1978 it, and the other major party, the Colombian Liberal Party, shared power as the result of the National Front agreement that followed the fall of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
The Colombian Conservative Party has become a close political ally of President Alvaro Uribe, who was formerly a member of the opposing Liberal party. The party did not present its own candidate for the 2006 presidential elections, and instead supported President Uribe's reelection.
Electoral Results
In legislative elections of 2006 the party won 29 out of 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 18 out of 100 seats in the Senate.External links
- [Partido Conservador] (Homepage, Spanish)
- [Democracia a distancia: Elecciones 2006 (Portalcol.com)] (Information about the party's list of candidates to the Colombian Senate, Spanish).
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