Historic Pact
Historic Pact Pacto Histórico | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Gustavo Petro |
| Founder | Gustavo Petro |
| Founded | 13 June 2025 |
| Registered | 3 December 2025 |
| Merger of | Colombian Communist Party Patriotic Union of Colombia Alternative Democratic Pole Humane Colombia |
| Preceded by | Historic Pact for Colombia |
| Headquarters | Bogotá, D.C. 41 Street #13-41 |
| Ideology | Progressivism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Continental affiliation | São Paulo Forum |
| Slogan | Colombia Can |
| Bogotá City Council | 4 / 45 |
| Chamber of Representatives | 41 / 188 |
| Senate | 25 / 108 |
| Website | |
| www pactohistorico | |
The Historic Pact (Spanish: Pacto Histórico, PH) is a Colombian left-wing[1] progressive political party founded on June 13, 2025.[2][3] It is the result of the merger of the Patriotic Union, the Alternative Democratic Pole, the Colombian Communist Party, and Humane Colombia.[4][5] The merger of the latter was finalized on March 3, 2026, after the National Electoral Council approved the merger after modifying its statutes.[6][7][8]
Initially, on September 17, 2025, the National Electoral Council, in its Official Statement, approved the merger of the three parties, excluding Humane Colombia, arguing that it had not met the required quorum as stipulated in its internal statutes.[9] This transformed the Historic Pact into a political movement, officially becoming a party on December 3, 2025.[10][11][12]
The Historic Pact, along with the Democratic Center, is one of the two major political factions at the national level, partly due to the political influence of its leaders.
Political background
Following their victory in the 2022 presidential election, the then-political coalition distinguished itself by forming majorities in congress during the eleventh legislature, making it the largest political force in Colombia. The coalition had transformed into the main left-wing force nationally, fueling rumors of a possible merger between the nine coalition parties and the thirteen political movements.
On 17 December 2024, President Gustavo Petro announced the decision to transform the coalition into a single party in order to secure a strong majority in the 2026 legislative elections.
On 13 June 2025, it was confirmed that only the four largest parties, one of the political movements, and the Indigenous Minga would be part of the merger into the new political movement.
In September 2025, after studying the decision and the request from the parties, the National Electoral Council approved the merger of the then-political parties Alternative Democratic Pole, Patriotic Union, and the Colombian Communist Party, excluding Humane Colombia, the Progressives Movement, and the Indigenous Minga.[13] The decision cited the exception of Humane Colombia due to its lack of a sufficient quorum of members, while the exclusion of the latter two was based on their lack of legal status.[14][15] On 3 March 2026, the CNE accepted Humane Colombia's merger into the PH after it made necessary changes to its statutes.[6]
References
- ^ Freixes, Josep (8 March 2026). "Results of the Colombian Congressional Elections". columbiaone. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Colombia: Pacto Histórico solicita convertirse en un único partido" [Colombia: Historic Pact requests to become a single party]. Prensa Latina (in Spanish). 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Alfonso, Diana Carolina (14 June 2025). "El Pacto Histórico firma la fusión partidaria; los movimientos progresistas acuden a un solo proyecto de poder" [The Historic Pact signs the party merger; progressive movements unite behind a single power project]. Diario Red (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ Lombo Delgado, Juan Sebastián (13 June 2025). "Se destraba futuro del Pacto Histórico como partido único: colectividades solicitan su fusión" [The future of the Historic Pact as a single party is unlocked: groups request its merger]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Niño, Luciano (28 June 2025). "Estas son las trabas que pondría el CNE a solicitud del Pacto Histórico para convertirse en partido político de cara a 2026" [These are the obstacles that the CNE would put in place at the request of the Historical Pact to become a political party in the lead-up to 2026]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b Lombo Delgado, Juan Sebastián (3 March 2026). "CNE aprueba la fusión del Pacto Histórico y la Colombia Humana: decisión frenaría revocatorias de Pizarro y varias listas en el país" [CNE approves the merger of the Historic Pact and Human Colombia: decision would stop revocations of Pizarro and several lists in the country]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ Chacín Silva, Jesús Adolfo (3 March 2026). "Consejo Nacional Electoral avala fusión de Colombia Humana y Pacto Histórico; ¿qué significa?" [National Electoral Council endorses merger of Colombia Humana and Historical Pact; what does it mean?]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "CNE aprueba fusión del Pacto Histórico con la Colombia Humana, ¿qué implica para elecciones?" [CNE approves merger of the Historical Pact with Human Colombia, what does it imply for elections?]. El Colombiano (in Spanish). 3 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Fragmentación y tensión en la izquierda: ¿hacia dónde va el progresismo tras la exclusión de Colombia Humana?" [Fragmentation and tension on the left: where is progressivism headed after the exclusion of Colombia Humana?]. Pulzo (in Spanish). 17 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Resoluciones CNE 2025 Concejo Nacional Electoral CNE" [Resolutions CNE 2025 National Electoral Council CNE]. National Electoral Council (in Spanish). 17 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Turan, Bawer (9 December 2025). "The political parties vying for power in Colombia's 2026 elections". Colombia Reports. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "CNE reconoce personería jurídica del Pacto Histórico" [The National Electoral Council (CNE) recognizes the legal status of the Historical Pact]. La Silla Vacía (in Spanish). 3 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Comunicaciones por cartelera - Consejo Nacional Electoral" [Bulletin Board Communications - National Electoral Council]. National Electoral Council (in Spanish). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ Rubiños Cea, Simón; Pascual, Sergio (16 September 2025). "Sobre los límites a la democracia en Colombia. Trabas al Pacto Histórico" [On the limits to democracy in Colombia. Obstacles to the Historical Pact]. Celag Data. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "El Pacto Histórico deja de ser coalición y se convierte oficialmente en partido político de cara a las elecciones de 2026" [The Historic Pact ceases to be a coalition and officially becomes a political party in preparation for the 2026 elections]. Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish). 13 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.