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The Liberal Reform officially began with the rise to power of Dr. Marco Aurelio Soto in 1876 within the framework of the Belle Époque and the rise of imperialism in the western world. [2] This series of constitutional, economic and social reforms would not be completed until 1883, but the effects and progress of these would continue for the ...
The characteristics of liberal democracies are correlated with increased political stability, [5] lower corruption, [6] better management of resources, [7] and better health indicators such as life expectancy and infant mortality. [8] Liberal democracy traces its origins—and its name—to the Age of Enlightenment.
A liberal democracy is a representative democracy with rule of law, protection for individual liberties and rights, and limitations on the power of the elected representatives. An illiberal democracy is a representative democracy with weak or no limits on the power of the elected representatives to rule as they please.
From 1820 to 1823, during the Trienio Liberal, King Ferdinand VII was compelled by the liberales to swear to uphold the 1812 Constitution. By the middle of the 19th century, liberal was used as a politicised term for parties and movements worldwide. [21] Yellow is the political colour most commonly associated with liberalism.
The Liberal Party went on to join the governing coalition of President Juan Manuel Santos, and supported his bid for reelection in the 2014 Colombian presidential election. For the 2018 Colombian presidential election, the party nominated former Vice President from 1994-1996 Humberto De la Calle. [16]
The main Liberal Party becomes oppositor to Uribe's government, while all pro-Uribe members of the liberal party join other parties. The New Party (Nuevo Partido) is formed to unite all pro-Uribe liberals, however, not all of them join this group, as some of them joined Radical Change Party.
The Liberal Network for Latin America (Spanish: Red Liberal de América Latina), (Portuguese: Rede Liberal da América Latina), abbreviated to RELIAL, is a network of 33 liberal institutions from 15 Latin American countries. Members of RELIAL include political parties as well as think tanks, foundations and research institutes.
Étienne de La Boétie. Étienne de La Boétie (France, 1530–1563) was a French writer, magistrate and political theorist. According to Etienne the chief question of political philosophy was the question of how people come to accept the will of tyrants.