List of political parties in Colombia

This article lists political parties in Colombia.

Colombia had historically maintained a two-party system, which means that there were two dominant political parties, resulting in considerable difficulty for anybody to achieve major electoral success under the banner of any other party. Dissidents from the two main parties also had chances to win elections. Nowadays it is a multi-party system, with every party that gets more than 3% of the valid votes for each of the two chambers in the congress (as well as some special cases like parties of minority groups) getting legal recognition.

Parties with legal recognition

In the Parliamentary election of 2022, the following parties got the minimum required number of votes for legal recognition (3% of valid votes).

	Abbr.	Founded	Ideology	Political position	Status in government	Senators	Seats in the House	Governors	Deputies	Mayors	Leader	Affiliation	Alliance
Democratic Center Centro Democrático	CD	2013	Uribism Social conservatism Economic liberalism	Right-wing to far-right	Opposition	13 / 108 (12%)	15 / 188 (8%)	3 / 32 (9%)	34 / 418 (8%)	154 / 1,102	Álvaro Uribe	IDU
Colombian Liberal Party Partido Liberal Colombiano	PLC	1848	Liberalism Social liberalism Social democracy	Centre-left	Coalition	14 / 108 (13%)	32 / 188 (17%)	7 / 32 (22%)	78 / 418 (19%)	181 / 1,102	César Gaviria	SI	—
Radical Change Cambio Radical	CR	1998	Economic liberalism Conservative liberalism Classical liberalism	Center-right to right-wing	Opposition	11 / 108 (10%)	16 / 188 (9%)	7 / 32 (22%)	64 / 418 (15%)	155 / 1,102	Rodrigo Lara [es]	—
Social Party of National Unity Partido Social de Unidad Nacional	PSUN	2005	Third way Liberalism Big tent	Centre-left	Independent	14 / 108 (13%)	25 / 172 (15%)	4 / 32 (13%)	74 / 418 (18%)	258 / 1,102	Dilian Francisca Toro	LI^[a]	—
Colombian Conservative Party Partido Conservador Colombiano	PCC	1849	Conservatism Economic liberalism Social conservatism Christian democracy	Right-wing	Independent	15 / 108 (14%)	25 / 188 (13%)	7 / 32 (22%)	65 / 418 (16%)	194 / 1,102	Hernán Andrade	CDI, IDU	—
Green Alliance Alianza Verde	AV	2009	Green politics Social democracy Progressivism Pacifism	Center-left	Coalition	8 / 108 (7%)	11 / 188 (6%)	3 / 32 (9%)	44 / 418 (11%)	50 / 1,102	Claudia López	GG, FSP		CdE
Commons Comunes		2017	Marxism–Leninism Bolivarianism Progressivism Anti-capitalism Anti-imperialism	Far-left	Coalition	5 / 108 (5%)	5 / 188 (3%)	0 / 32 (0%)		4 / 1,102	Timoleón Jiménez	FSP		PHxC
Alternative Democratic Pole Polo Democrático Alternativo	PDA	2005	Protectionism Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism	Left-wing	Coalition	5 / 108 (5%)	11 / 188 (6%)	1 / 32 (3%)	8 / 418 (2%)	15 / 1,102	Jorge Robledo Iván Cepeda	SI, FSP		PHxC
Fair and Free Colombia Colombia Justa Libres	CJL	2017	Christian fundamentalism Christian right Social conservatism Evangelicalism	Right-wing	Independent	3 / 108 (3%)	1 / 172 (0.6%)	2 / 32 (6%)	2 / 418 (0.5%)	14 / 1,102	David Castro	—		NUC [es]
Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta	MIRA	2000	Economic liberalism Conservative liberalism Christian right Social conservatism	Center-right to right-wing	Independent	3 / 108 (3%)	1 / 172 (0.6%)	0 / 32 (0%)	8 / 418 (2%)	0 / 1,102	Carlos Guevara	AMI		NUC [es]
Humane Colombia Colombia Humana	CH	2019	Left-wing populism Progressivism Environmentalism Anti-imperialism Feminism	Center-left to left-wing	Coalition	5 / 108 (5%)	13 / 188 (7%)	1 / 32 (3%)	8 / 418 (2%)	8 / 1,102	Gustavo Petro	GdP [es]		PHxC
Dignity and Commitment [es] Dignidad y Compromiso		2020	Democratic socialism Social democracy Progressivism Latin American integration Environmentalism	Center-left	Independent	0 / 108 (0%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	2 / 418 (0.5%)	0 / 1,102	Juan Ospina	PA		CdE
New Liberalism Nuevo Liberalismo		1979	Liberalism Social liberalism	Centre	Independent	0 / 108 (0%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Juan Manuel Galán []	—		CdE
Patriotic Union Unión Patriótica	UP	1985	Marxism Democratic socialism Bolivarianism Progressivism Left-wing populism Pacifism	Left-wing	Coalition	4 / 108 (4%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Aída Abella [es]	FSP		PHxC
Colombian Communist Party Partido Comunista Colombiano	PC	2021	Socialism Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-imperialism	Left-wing to far-left	Coalition	0 / 108 (0%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Jaime Caycedo	FSP		PHxC
National Salvation Movement Movimiento de Salvación Nacional	MSN	2021	Conservatism Social conservatism Right-wing populism	Right-wing	Opposition	0 / 108 (0%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Enrique Gómez Martínez
League of Anti-Corruption Governors Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción	LIGA	2022	Anti-corruption Cultural liberalism Protectionism Economic liberalism Catch-all party	Far-right	Opposition	0 / 108 (0%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Rodolfo Hernández
On Going! En Marcha	EM	2022	Centrism Social liberalism Federalism	Centre to centre-left	Independent	3 / 108 (3%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102		—		CdE
Citizen Force Fuerza Ciudadana	FC	2022	Social democracy Federalism	Centre-left	Coalition	0 / 108 (0%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Carlos Caicedo
The Peace Force La Fuerza De La Paz	FP	2022	Pacifism Pluralism	Center to center-left	Coalition	1 / 108 (0.9%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Roy Barreras			PHxC
Independent Independientes		2023	Progressivism	Left-wing	Coalition	1 / 108 (0.9%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	1 / 1,102				PHxC
Democratic Hope Esperanza Democrática		2023	Social democracy	Left-wing	Coalition	0 / 108 (0%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102
New Democratic Force Nueva Fuerza Democrática	NFD	2023	Conservatism	Right-wing	Opposition	0 / 108 (0%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102
Oxygen Green Party Partido Verde Oxígeno	PVO	1998	Environmentalism Pacifism	Center	Opposition	0 / 108 (0%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Íngrid Betancourt			CdE
We Are All Colombian Todos Somos Colombia		2023	Pacifism Pluralism Social democracy Left-wing nationalism	Centre-left to left-wing	Coalition	1 / 108 (0.9%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Clara López			PHxC
We believe Colombia Creemos Colombia		2023	Conservatism Economic liberalism Social conservatism	Center-right	Opposition	0 / 108 (0%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Federico Gutiérrez
People on the Move Gente En Movimiento	GEM	2021	Social liberalism	Center	Coalition	0 / 108 (0%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Mauricio Lizcano
Worker's Party Partido del Trabajo de Colombia	PTC	1999	Marxism Anti-imperialism New Democracy	Left-wing	Coalition	0 / 108 (0%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Yezid García Abello			PHxC
I Am Because We Are Soy Porque Somos	SPS	2023	Feminism Environmentalism Indigenismo Progressivism Anti-racism	Left-wing	Coalition	0 / 108 (0%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Francia Márquez			PHxC
Popular Power Poder Popular		2023	Social liberalism Social democracy Progressivism	Center-left	Coalition	0 / 108 (0%)	0 / 188 (0%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102	Ernesto Samper

Parties of ethnic minorities

The following parties obtained representation in the congress despite not surpassing the required percentage, thanks to being in representation of ethnic minorities.

	Abbr.	Founded	Ideology	Political position	Senators	Seats in the House	Governors	Deputies	Mayors
Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement Movimiento Alternativo Indígena y Social	MAIS	2013	Indigenism Ecologism Progressivism Agrarianism	Left-wing	1 / 108 (0.9%) (1 indigenous seat)	1 / 188 (0.5%) (1 indigenous seat)	2 / 32 (6%)	3 / 418 (0.7%)	21 / 1,102	PHxC
Independent Social Alliance Movement Alianza Social Independiente	ASI	1991	Indigenism Progressivism Reformism	Center-left	4 / 108 (4%)	0 / 188 (0%)	2 / 32 (6%)	14 / 418 (3%)	56 / 1,102	CdE
Indigenous Authorities of Colombia Autoridades Indígenas de Colombia	AICO	1990	Indigenism Progressivism	Center-left to left-wing	1 / 108 (0.9%) (Indigenous seat)	0 / 188 (0%)	1 / 32 (3%)	0 / 418 (0%)	29 / 1,102	PHxC
Broad Democratic Alliance Alianza Democrática Afrocolombiana	ADA	2007	Centrism	Centre	2 / 108 (2%)	1 / 188 (0.5%) (Afro seat)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	5 / 1,102	PHxC
Colombia Reborn [es] Colombia Renaciente		2018	Centrism Pluralism Pacifism	Centre to center-left	0 / 108 (0%)	1 / 188 (0.5%) (Afro seat)	0 / 32 (0%)	2 / 418 (0.5%)	10 / 1,102	CdE
Colombian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Colombiano	PD	2022	Environmentalism Rights of Afro-Colombian communities Social liberalism	Center-right	0 / 108 (0%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102
Colombian Ecologist Party Partido Ecologista Colombiano	PEC	2022	Social democracy Environmentalism Progressivism	Center-left	0 / 108 (0%)	1 / 188 (0.5%)	0 / 32 (0%)	0 / 418 (0%)	0 / 1,102