Oxygen Green Party
Oxygen Green Party Partido Verde Oxígeno | |
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| President | Íngrid Betancourt |
| Founded | 1998 2021 |
| Headquarters | Bogotá |
| Ideology | Green conservatism Formerly: Environmentalism Pacifism |
| Political position | Center-right to right-wing Formerly: Center to center-left |
| National affiliation | Hope Center Coalition |
| Chamber of Representatives | 1 / 188 |
| Senate | 1 / 108 |
| Website | |
| https://verdeoxigeno.com/ | |
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The Oxygen Green Party (Spanish: Partido Verde Oxígeno) is a political party in Colombia founded in 1998. After Íngrid Betancourt, one of its most prominent members, was kidnapped in 2002, the party's popular support began to fade. In 2005, a political reform on the Colombian party system left the party without participation, due to low popular support.[1]
After her rescue in 2008, Betancourt moved to France, but returned to Colombia in to relaunch her political career.[2]
The party initially joined the Hope Center Coalition, with Betancourt and Carlos Amaya as its candidates in the coalition primaries for the 2022 Colombian presidential election. However, the party quickly left the coalition over disagreements on government support.[3]
A few months later, the party’s two elected members, Humberto de La Calle and Daniel Carvalho were expelled from the party due to differing views on Green policies.[4]
Other prominent figures are breaking with the party in the run-up to the 2026 elections. Former senator Sofía Gaviria denounces "undemocratic practices, the lack of promised financial support, a family structure that favors personal interests over those of the country, and mistreatment.[5]
See also
References
- ^ El Colombiano website, Verde Oxígeno regresa, ¿también sus militantes?, article dated December 2, 2021
- ^ Guardian website, Colombian who spent six years as a Farc captive to run for presidency, article dated Jan 18, 2022
- ^ Info Bae website, No se aguantó: Íngrid Betancourt renuncia a la Coalición Centro Esperanza, pero sigue en campaña como independiente, article dated January 29, 2022
- ^ Info Bae website, Humberto de la Calle y Daniel Carvalho son expulsados del partido Verde Oxígeno, article dated July 16, 2022
- ^ El Colombiano website, Detalles de la crisis en el Partido Oxígeno de Ingrid Betancourt: habla Sofía Gaviria, article dated feb 13 2026
External links
- Oxygen Green Party (official site) (Dated February 2005)
- Global Greens profile for Oxygen Green Party
