Legislative elections will be held in Colombia on March 13 and the different political parties are already clear about their intentions with the country ahead of these elections
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LatinAmerican Post | Christopher Ramírez
The next On March 13, a new election day will take place in Colombia, this time to elect the new members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which in turn make up the plenary session of the Congress of the Republic of this country.
In the case of the Senate, also known as the ‘Upper House’, the abundance of the so-called open lists stands out, which would be eight of the twelve that will be presented in the elections, while the closed lists will be only four: Historical Pact, the New Liberalism, the National Salvation Movement and We Are Ready Colombia.
In that order of ideas, these will be the politicians and politicians designated as head of the list for the Senate of the main political parties in the Colombian legislative elections next March:
Caterine Ibargüen (Partido de la U)
#UniónPorLaGenteEs ser consecuente y cambiar para beneficio de los colombianos. Es actuar más y decir menos pic.twitter.com/I4DpSa4bnw
— Caterine Ibargüen (@tripleCIbarguen) October 20, 2021
The double Olympic medalist for triple jump comes to Colombian politics at the hands of the Partido de la U, in which they gave her the confidence to be head of the open list designated by this community.
As expected, Ibargüen will have sport as a fundamental axis and the ways in which it can help improve the safety, education, and health of young people in the country. The party, for its part, is committed to defending the family as the central axis of society, in addition to being one of the groups that have shown the greatest support for the government of President Iván Duque.
Efraín Cepeda (Conservative Party)
Also with an open list, the Conservatives (alluding to his name), placed Efraín Cepeda, a man who has held the position of Senator of the Republic since 1994, and who this year will opt for re-election.
Both Cepeda and the party say they fight for the less favored social classes, through programs that promote job creation and free enterprise, they are also against same-sex marriage and abortion in the country.
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Gustavo Bolívar (Historic Pact)
Nos vemos esta tarde en Girardot. 3:00 PM Camellón del comercio. #PetroEnGirardot
Cundinamarca dice SÍ al Pacto Histórico. pic.twitter.com/SA4wrNn85k— Gustavo Bolívar (@GustavoBolivar) February 7, 2022
This coalition is the union of the Human Colombia, the Patriotic Union, the Democratic Pole, and the Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement (MAIS). Its head is the current senator Gustavo Bolívar who is also a writer and screenwriter. He defends progressivism as a form of government, the regulation of some drugs, and social struggle.
In this case, it is also important to highlight the presence of César Pachón (number 17 on the closed list), current representative to the Chamber for MAIS, who opts for the Senate in search of policies that can contribute to the growth of the field in Colombia.
Mabel Lara (New Liberalism)
After more than 30 years, the New Liberalism returns with the banners of the murdered Luis Carlos Galán, who in the 1980s gained wide acceptance through his policies such as denouncing patronage and corruption, betting of governing from and for the regions, and the acceptance of diversity as a means of social and cultural recognition in Colombia.
However, beyond the anti-centralist positions defended by the party, the concern for issues such as sexual violence and how to help its victims is also highlighted, as shown by the leader Yolanda Perea, who holds the post fifth on this closed list.
Miguel Uribe (Democratic Center)
Petro manipula la información para generar odio y violencia. pic.twitter.com/xWlzBxptNU
— Miguel Uribe Turbay (@MiguelUribeT) February 10, 2022
As it happened in 2018, the party of former president Álvaro Uribe returns to this year’s legislative elections with an open list led by the former candidate for Mayor of Bogotá, Miguel Uribe, with number 1 on the ballot. The ideals of Uribe and the Democratic Center (current government party) are defense of private enterprise, fight against drug trafficking, and security.
In his specific case, Miguel Uribe has promised to resume the fight for Bogotá and fix what he considers to be a current end led by the mayor of the Colombian capital, Claudia López.
Lidio García (Liberal Party)
The Colombian Liberal Party is one of the two with the longest tradition, and one of the most criticized in the face of regional machinery throughout the country; and this is precisely what the senator who heads his open list, Lidio García, represents.
Among his proposals, García claims to defend the flags of the poor and the achievement of peace. On the other hand, the party is also trying to win the Christian vote through Sara Castellanos, a former councilor who defines herself as a pro-life politician and defender of the rights and duties of the evangelical culture in the country.
Humberto de la Calle (Hope Center)
The former negotiator of the Peace Agreements with the FARC in 2016, leads the open list of the coalition formed by parties such as the Green Alliance, Dignity, and other movements. Being from the political center, both De la Calle and the coalition say they defend the social interests of the regions, away from political extremes and their corruption. He promises to reinforce the regulation of drugs and strengthen peace with the Colombian guerrillas.
For its part, the community has an environmentalist and anti-corruption approach, as shown by Angélica Lozano, who will try to reduce economic benefits that are very typical of congressmen within the framework of the austerity that the country is seeking.
