Frente Nacional

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Frente Nacional was a power-sharing political arrangement in Colombia (1958–1974) in which the Liberal and Conservative parties alternated the presidency and divided government posts to end a period of civil conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition government system
political pact
power-sharing political arrangement
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Colombia NERFINISHED
appliesToOffice Congress of Colombia NERFINISHED
President of Colombia NERFINISHED
cabinet positions in Colombia
country Colombia
criticizedFor entrenchment of traditional political elites
exclusion of popular sectors from political representation
lack of political pluralism
effect consolidation of Liberal–Conservative dominance
marginalization of left-wing and alternative parties
reduction of large-scale bipartisan violence
endCause expiration of constitutional provisions for alternation
endTime 1974
follows period of bipartisan civil conflict in Colombia
governmentForm presidential representative system with bipartisan pact
hasCharacteristic bipartisan
consociational arrangement
elite pact
power-sharing
hasConsequence stimulated emergence of guerrilla movements in Colombia
hasLanguage Spanish
historicalRegion Latin America NERFINISHED
ideology anti-communism
conservative liberalism
involvesPoliticalParty Colombian Conservative Party NERFINISHED
Colombian Liberal Party NERFINISHED
legalBasis constitutional reform of 1957 in Colombia
location Bogotá NERFINISHED
mainFeature alternation of the presidency between Liberal and Conservative parties
equal division of government posts between Liberal and Conservative parties
exclusion of third parties from presidential competition
parity in public administration appointments
restriction of presidential candidates to Liberal and Conservative parties
politicalSystemType controlled party system
restricted democracy
precededBy La Violencia NERFINISHED
purpose end civil conflict in Colombia
stabilize Colombian political system
region Andean region of Colombia NERFINISHED
relatedEvent 1957 Colombian plebiscite
replacedBy open party competition in Colombia after 1974
startTime 1958
timePeriod Cold War

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National Front (Colombia) nativeLabel Frente Nacional