Polo Democrático Alternativo
| Polo Democrático Alternativo Democratic Alternative Axis |
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| Party leader | Álvaro José Argote Muñoz |
| Secretary General | Clara López Obregón |
| Honorary Chairman | Carlos Gaviria Díaz |
| founding | 2005 |
| Place of foundation | Bogotá |
| Headquarters | Carrera 17A # 37-27, Bogotá Colombia
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| Alignment | Social democracy |
| Website | polodemocratico.net |
Polo Democrático Alternativo ( German Democratic Alternative Axis , PDA for short) is a social-democratic political party in Colombia . It emerged from an association of the Polo Democrático Independiente (PDI) with the Alternativa Democrática movement . The PDA is a member of the Socialist International.
The party was founded in December 2005 as a counterpoint to the ruling right-wing parties, which launched a neoliberal economic program and pledged further militarization under the then President Álvaro Uribe . It is also the only opposition party in the House of Representatives . The party leader is Álvaro José Argote Muñoz .
elections
In the parliamentary elections in Colombia in 2014 , the party won five senatorial seats in the Senate of Colombia and three seats in the House of Representatives of Colombia . In the parliamentary elections in Colombia in 2018 on March 11, 2018, the party won five senatorial seats in the Senate of Colombia and two seats in the House of Representatives of Colombia .
The PDA ran for the presidential elections in Colombia in 2018 with the candidate Sergio Fajardo . Fajardo received 23.73% of the vote which meant third place.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uribismo y Cambio Radical dan el golpe elheraldo.co, accessed on March 22, 2018 (Spanish)
Coordinates: 4 ° 37 ′ 34.25 " N , 74 ° 4 ′ 19.3" W.