2022_Colombian_parliamentary_election

2022 Colombian parliamentary election

2022 Colombian parliamentary election

Legislative election held in Colombia


Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 13 March 2022.[1]

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Electoral system

Of the 166 members of the House of Representatives, 162 were elected by proportional representation from 33 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method.[2] Two members were elected by the Afro-Colombian community, one by Indigenous community, and one by Colombian expatriates.[3] The 102 Senators were elected by two methods; 100 from a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation (with seats allocated using the largest remainder) and two from a two-seat constituency for Indigenous Colombians.[4]

Commons, the political successor of the former rebel group FARC, were guaranteed five seats in the House and five in the Senate as part of the Colombian peace process.[5][6] For the first time, 16 seats in the House, as agreed to during the negotiations in Havana and ratified by an act of legislation on 25 August 2021, were reserved for victims of the Colombian conflict. Citizens from 167 municipalities affected by the conflict were eligible for voting in the special victims constituency.[7][8]

Results

Senate

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Chamber of Representatives

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Aftermath

Following the electoral triumph of Gustavo Petro in the 2022 Colombian presidential election, Petro's coalition Historic Pact allied with the Liberal Party. The Liberal leader, César Gaviria, assured that the alliance would "allow the president-elect to overcome a political hurdle", which would provide the Historic Pact with less difficulty in advancing their agenda.[11] The Conservative Party expressed no interest in being an opposition bloc with the party caucus ultimately voting to support the Historic Pact. The decision caused tension within the party as many opposed the move and led to party leader Omar Yepes' resignation. The Party of the U also declared they would not serve as an opposition bloc and contemplated whether to join the government or remain neutral. Meanwhile, the party of outgoing president Iván Duque, the Democratic Center, said they would be in the opposition.[12] The Party of the U announced on 19 July that it would join the governing coalition.[13]

The elected senators and members of the Chamber of Representatives were sworn in on 20 July 2022.[14]

See also


References

  1. "Elections: Colombia House of Representatives 2022". IFES Election Guide. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. "Colombia clears path for former FARC members to hold office". CNN. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. Gutierrez Nunez, Allison (13 March 2022). "Tengan en cuenta qué son las curules de paz y los municipios aptos para votar". Diario La República (in Spanish). La República. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. Bocanumenth, Matthew; Puerta Cuartas, Felipe (11 March 2022). "Curules de víctimas en el Congreso pueden promover la paz en Colombia". Washington Office on Latin America (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. "ESCRUTINIO NACIONAL CONGRESO 2022". registraduria.gov. 20 July 2022.
  6. "ESCRUTINIO NACIONAL CONGRESO 2022". registraduria.gov. 20 July 2022.
  7. Bristo, Matthew (24 June 2022). "Petro Forms Alliance With Powerful Colombian Party Leader". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  8. Medina, Oscar (27 June 2022). "Colombian Conservative Party to Back Petro's Congress Agenda". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. "La U seguirá siendo de Gobierno: anuncian pleno respaldo a gobierno de Gustavo Petro". Semana (in Spanish). 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. "Mientras partidos tradicionales se alinean con Petro, Fico Gutiérrez anuncia 'oposición seria y responsable'". Semana (in Spanish). 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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