League of Anti-Corruption Governors

League of Anti-Corruption Governors
Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción
AbbreviationLIGA
PresidentRodolfo Hernández Suárez
FoundedOctober 2019 (2019-10)
4 August 2022 (2022-08-04) (party)
Preceded byCivic Movement "Logic, Ethics and Aesthetics"
HeadquartersCl. 54 #28 42, Barrio Nuevo Sotomayor, Bucaramanga
Youth wingLIGA Youth[1]
IdeologyPopulism[2]
Anti-corruption[3]
Cultural liberalism[4][5]
Anti-establishment[6]
Anti-politics[7]
Economic liberalism[8][9]
Protectionism[10][11][12]
Catch-all[13][14]
Political positionRight-wing[15][16] to far-right[17][18][19]
Chamber of Representatives
3 / 188
Senate
1 / 108
Website
www.ligadegobernantesanticorrupcion.com

The League of Anti-Corruption Governors (Spanish: Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción; LIGA) is a Colombian political movement, created in October 2019 by the former mayor of Bucaramanga, Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, and by the candidates for the 2020–2023 municipal council.[20] It was conceived as an independent civic alternative to traditional political parties and ideologies, with the purpose of reaching the presidency of the republic in the 2022 election.[21] Earlier, in the 2015 local elections, Rodolfo Hernández managed to reach the Mayor's Office of Bucaramanga through an independent candidacy via the "Movimiento Cívico Lógica Etica y Estética", previously founded by Hernández to support his political campaign.[22] In May 2022, Hernández finished in second place in the first round of the presidential elections, proceeding to the second round against Gustavo Petro. He finished in second place in the second round as well.

The leader of the polítical movement, Rodolfo Hernández, declares that he is in favor of same-sex marriage, adoption of children by same-sex couples, legalization of medical and recreational marijuana, euthanasia and assisted suicide. Regarding abortion, he assures that in an eventual government of his this right will be respected and affirms that “it is the woman's decision whether to have an abortion or not”.[23][24]

Hernández placed second in the first round and advanced to the runoff but was defeated by Historic Pact for Colombia nominee Gustavo Petro.[25][26]

Party status[edit]

Hernández submitted an application with the National Electoral Council (CNE) on 19 July 2022 for LIGA to be granted legal status as a political party. In the submission, Hernández emphasised his presidential ticket's second place in the presidential election and how he and Castillo had taken their respective seats in the senate and chamber of representatives reserved for the second place presidential and vice presidential candidates. He also mentioned LIGA's convention, which declared its opposition to the government of Gustavo Petro. The CNE granted legal party status to LIGA on 4 August, and Hernández became the party's president. He appointed his wife, Socorro Oliveros as national director.[27]

Electoral history[edit]

Presidential elections[edit]

Election year Candidate Running mate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2022 Rodolfo Hernández Suárez Marelen Castillo 5,965,335 28.17 10,580,412 47.31 Lost Red XN
Sources: La Registraduria Prensa (First round), Registraduria (Second round)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Convocatoria de jóvenes para participar en las Elecciones de Consejos de juventudes municipales". Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción - No mentir, No robar, no traicionar! (in Spanish). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ Oquendo, Catalina (29 May 2022). "Rodolfo Hernández, un terremoto populista para la segunda vuelta presidencial". El País América Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Una Política de las Maquinarias lidera la lista a la Cámara de Rodolfo Hernández". Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Las 20 propuestas de Rodolfo Hernández que, según él, lo diferencian del uribismo". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "¿Qué opinan candidatos presidenciales sobre decisión del suicidio médicamente asistido?". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ Cobb, Julia Symmes (30 May 2022). "Colombia outsider candidate Hernandez may weaken leftist Petro's rebel status". Reuters. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ^ ctxt, Liliana Lombana (Cambio) /. "Rodolfo Hernández, el abuelo trumpista y tiktokero que venció a las encuestas". ctxt.es | Contexto y Acción (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ Burrowes, Adam. "Colombia Election Preview" (PDF). Market News.
  9. ^ Nova, Redazione Agenzia (28 May 2022). "Colombia: who is the surprise of the presidential election Rodolfo Hernandez". Agenzia Nova. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Colombia's Rodolfo Hernández goes from also-ran to the brink of power". Financial Times. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ Vacía, La Silla. "La visión económica de Rodolfo es la de un empresario obsesionado con su balance". www.lasillavacia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ^ ""La estrecha ventaja de Rodolfo Hernández puede desaparecer rápidamente": consultora internacional". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  13. ^ Vacía, La Silla (24 November 2021). "El fenómeno Rodolfo Hernández le quita más votos a la derecha". Súper Amigos - La Silla Vacía (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Elecciones presidenciales en Colombia: la hora de la esperanza". Facultad de Periodismo y Comunicación Social - UNLP. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Los clones de Trump amenazan la alternativa progresista en América Latina". www.publico.es. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  16. ^ Ángel, Ronald (20 June 2022). "Colombia, la esperanza de "los nadie" y el giro tras el triunfo histórico de Petro en medio de los desafíos para deslastrar al uribismo". El Ciudadano (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  17. ^ "A Colômbia rumará para a esquerda?". Observatório de Política Externa e da Inserção Internacional do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  18. ^ Dagorret, Ana (30 May 2022). "Colombia define presidente entre la continuidad y la renovación". ARGmedios (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Desorden, caos, disrupción ¿un movimiento telúrico en Colombia?" (in Spanish). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  20. ^ Bermúdez, Juan Carlos Ordóñez (6 October 2020). "Rodolfo Hernández expulsó a concejal de la Liga y notificó a los demás". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Rodolfo Hernández, listo para la campaña presidencial de 2022". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  22. ^ Burrowes, Adam. "Colombia Election Preview" (PDF). Market News.
  23. ^ "Las 20 propuestas de Rodolfo Hernández que, según él, lo diferencian del uribismo". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 31 May 2022.
  24. ^ "¿Qué opinan candidatos presidenciales sobre decisión del suicidio médicamente asistido?". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 31 May 2022.
  25. ^ "La diferencia entre el preconteo y el escrutinio municipal en la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de 2022 fue de tan solo el 0,1 %" (in Spanish). National Registry of Colombia. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  26. ^ "PRESIDENTE" (in Spanish). National Register of Colombia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Consejo Nacional Electoral le concede la personería jurídica a la Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción". Semana (in Spanish). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.


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