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League of Anti-Corruption Governors

Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción
League of Anti-Corruption Governors Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción
Abbreviation	LIGA
President	Vacant
Founder	Rodolfo Hernández Suárez
Founded	October 2019; 4 August 2022 (party)
Preceded by	Civic Movement "Logic, Ethics and Aesthetics"
Headquarters	Cl. 54 #28 42, Barrio Nuevo Sotomayor, Bucaramanga
Youth wing	LIGA Youth
Ideology	Populism; Neoliberalism; Catch-all party;
Political position	Far-right
Chamber of Representatives	3 / 188
Senate	1 / 108
Website
	www.soyliga.org
	Politics of Colombia; Political parties; Elections;

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]

The League of Anti-Corruption Governors is a populist^[7], catch-all party,^[8]^[9] which describes itself as an independent movement without a position on the political spectrum, opposed to traditional politics,^[10] to corruption and to the establishment.^[11] The movement's position has been described differently by various outlets, similar to founder Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, with some describing it as far-right^[12]^[13]^[14], right-wing,^[15] or centre-right.^[16]^[17]^[18]

On the economic level, it strongly defends a pro-business neoliberal or liberal model.^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]

Culturally, the party claims to support the rights of LGBT people, as well as the right to abortion and any other dissent, being described as culturally liberal.^[20]^[23]^[24] But when the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia has debated the decriminalization of abortion, the party's representatives have positioned themselves against this proposal,^[25] earning it the title of conservative party by some political analysts.^[26]

Party status

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

Presidential elections

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

References

^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ Burrowes, Adam. "Colombia Election Preview" (PDF). Market News.
^ "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.
^ "PRESIDENTE" (in Spanish). National Register of Colombia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ 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.
^ Rodriguez, Felipe (31 May 2022). "Elecciones presidenciales en Colombia: la hora de la esperanza" [Presidential elections in Colombia: the hour of hope]. Facultad de Periodismo y Comunicación Social (in Spanish). UNLP. Retrieved 3 September 2024. Igualmente, todo parecía indicar que, en esta ocasión, "el que diga Uribe" era el candidato Federico Gutiérrez, quien oficialmente estaba apoyado por el partido uribista Centro Democrático; mientras que otro de los candidatos, que "desprevenidamente" ya había manifestado afectos por Uribe, se mostraba "independiente" y "ajeno al uribismo", era avalado por un partido escoba o "atrapalotodo", denominado Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción, fundado en 2019 con la finalidad específica de avalar la candidatura presidencial de Rodolfo Hernández (de 77 años), terminó siendo el "as bajo la manga" de Uribe y sus seguidores, con quienes realmente, pero de manera subrepticia, hacía equipo. [Likewise, everything seemed to indicate that, on this occasion, “whoever Uribe says” was the candidate Federico Gutiérrez, who was officially supported by the Uribe party Centro Democrático; while another of the candidates, who “inadvertently” had already expressed affection for Uribe, was “independent” and “foreign to Uribeism”, was endorsed by a broom or “catch-all” party, called the League of Anti-Corruption Governors, founded in 2019 with the specific purpose of endorsing the presidential candidacy of Rodolfo Hernández (77 years old), ended up being the “ace up the sleeve” of Uribe and his followers, with whom he really, but surreptitiously, made a team.]
^ Bobadilla, Matías (30 May 2022). "La plaza pública versus la red social: los estilos de Petro y Hernández de cara a la segunda vuelta en Colombia". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ 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.
^ Cobb, Julia Symmes (30 May 2022). "Colombia outsider candidate Hernandez may weaken leftist Petro's rebel status". Reuters. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^ Torres, Sofía (20 November 2024). Derechas e izquierdas en el siglo XXI. Debates generales y estudios de caso. Instituto Electoral de Guanajuato - SOMEE - Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN 978-607-69631-4-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Press, Europa (17 June 2022). "La falta de consenso entre Petro y Hernández deja a Colombia sin debate electoral a dos días de los comicios". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "Desorden, caos, disrupción ¿un movimiento telúrico en Colombia?" (in Spanish). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Los 35 partidos políticos que compiten en las regionales de 2023". La Silla Vacía (in Spanish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "Elecciones de Colombia: Petro y Hernández definirán en un balotaje" (in Spanish). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ Santos, Susana (28 May 2022). "Presidenciales en Colombia, un pacto histórico para el cambio histórico". elDiarioAR.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ Kajsiu, Blendi; Restrepo-Ossa, Ana Maria (12 December 2024). "Las elecciones presidenciales de 2022 en Colombia: el surgimiento de una derecha antipolítica". Desafíos. 36 (2): 1–32. doi:10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.14517. ISSN 2145-5112.
^ ^a ^b Zubiri, Alexander Ugalde; Ozerin, Iratxe Perea (2022). Balances y perspectivas del cumplimiento del Acuerdo de Paz en Colombia (2016-2022). Servicio Editorial = Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN 978-84-1319-503-2.
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^ Nova, Redazione Agenzia (28 May 2022). "Colombia: who is the surprise of the presidential election Rodolfo Hernandez". Agenzia Nova. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ "Las 20 propuestas de Rodolfo Hernández que, según él, lo diferencian del uribismo". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 31 May 2022.
^ "¿Qué opinan candidatos presidenciales sobre decisión del suicidio médicamente asistido?". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 31 May 2022.
^ Puentes, Ana (10 October 2024). "La 'bancada provida' avanza en su cruzada legislativa para frenar el aborto en Colombia". El País América Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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^ "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.