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
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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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