GOVERNMENT

Name: Republic of Colombia
Code: CO
Type of Government: republic; the executive branch dominates the structure of the government
Capital: Santa Fe de Bogotá
Administrative Divisions: 32 departments and 1 capital district; Amazonas, Antioquía, Arauca, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, San Andrés y Providencia, Distrito Capital de Santa Fe de Bogotá*, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada
Independence: July 20, 1810. ( from Spain)
Constitution: July 5, 1991
Suffrage: Universal vote from 18 years

 

 

Executive Branch:

Chief of State: Alvaro Uribe Vélez (from August 7, 2002 )
Election: President and Vice President elected by popular vote every 4 years.
Ministries: interior and justice, exterior, national defense, treasury, agriculture, work and health, mines and energy, education, environment, communication, transportation and culture.

Legislative Branch :

Bi-cameral congress comprised of:

Senate: 102 members, elected by popular vote every 4 years.
House of Representatives: 161 members, elected by popular vote every 4 years.

Judicial Branch:

Supreme Court: The highest court in the country
Chief of Court: In charge of the administrative area of justice.
Constitutional Court: Guardian of the Colombian constitution.

Political Parties:

The two traditional political parties in Colombia are the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party, both have shared the power of Colombia in the history of the Republic of the country.

Other important political movements are:

Democratic Alliance M-19
Movement "SI" Colombia
Oxigeno
Polo Democrático

Military groups that impose Political Pressure

Guerrilla: There are three groups of guerilla of the extreme left in Colombia: the Farc, the EPL and the ELN.
Paramilitaries: Groups of the extreme right, grouped under the AUC.

 

 

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