Democratic Centre (Colombia)

{{Expand Spanish|topic=gov|Centro Democrático (Colombia)|date=May 2014}}

{{Infobox political party

| colorcode = {{party color|Democratic Center (Colombia)}}

| name = Democratic Centre

| native_name = Centro Democrático

| logo = Centro_Democrático_logo.svg

| logo_size = 250px

| leader = Álvaro Uribe

| president = Gabriel Jaime Vallejo

| foundation = {{start date|2013|01|20|df=yes}} {{small|(as a political movement)}}
{{start date|2014|07|15|df=yes}} {{small|(as a political party)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.las2orillas.co/centro-democratico-oficalmente-un-partido/|title=Centro Democrático, oficalmente un partido|author=Carolina Ortiz Narváez|publisher=Las 2 Orillas|date=July 18, 2014}}

| split = Colombian Liberal Party
Social Party of National Unity

| headquarters = Calle 66 No. 7 – 59, Quinta Camacho, Bogotá

| youth_wing = Juventudes Centro Democrático

| ideology = Social conservatism{{cite web|url=https://www.dnp.gov.co/Portals/0/archivos/documentos/GCRP/PND/PND.pdf|title=Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2002-2006: "Hacia un Estado Comunitario"|access-date=April 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312121748/https://www.dnp.gov.co/Portals/0/archivos/documentos/GCRP/PND/PND.pdf|archive-date=12 March 2013}}
Economic liberalism{{cite web|url=http://www.centrodemocratico.com/?q=node/17346|title=Estatutos del Partido Centro Democrático 2017|publisher=Centro Democrático|date=May 25, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.centrodemocratico.com/?q=pagina/declaracion-politica|title=Declaración Política|publisher=Centro Democrático|date=January 20, 2013}}

Right-wing populism{{Cite web|url=https://nuso.org/articulo/populismos-y-polarizaciones-ante-la-segunda-vuelta-de-las-presidenciales-colombianas/|title=Populismos y polarizaciones ante la segunda vuelta de las presidenciales colombianas | Nueva det Sociedad|date=9 June 2018}}

| position = {{Nowrap|Right-wing{{cite journal|last=Gutiérrez Sanín|first=Francisco|title=Una vista de Álvaro Uribe Vélez, ¿Demócrata, radical, extremista o todas las anteriores?|url=http://www.ojs.unsj.edu.ar/index.php/relasp/article/view/515/467|journal=Article|publisher=Universidad Nacional de Colombia|language=es|date=February 21, 2020|volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=207–225 |access-date=February 12, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Vargas Llosa|first=Álvaro|title=Cuídese de los carnívoros|url=http://www.elindependent.org/articulos/article.asp?id=1784|work=Article|publisher=El Instituto Independiente|language=es|date=August 7, 2006|access-date=May 17, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Ávila|first=Ariel|title=La derecha en Colombia y la campaña presidencial|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2017/09/05/colombia/1504631686_701750.html|work=Article|publisher=Diario El País|language=es|date=September 5, 2017|access-date=October 6, 2018}} to far-right{{cite news|last=Alsema|first=Adriaan|title=The story of Maria Fernanda Cabal, the Colombian senator who took on the New York Times|url=https://colombiareports.com/amp/the-story-of-maria-fernanda-cabal-the-colombian-senator-who-took-on-the-new-york-times/|work=article|publisher=Colombia Reports|language=en|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=February 17, 2023}}}}

| international = Centrist Democrat International{{Cite web|url=https://www.idc-cdi.com/parties/|title = Parties}}

| regional = Union of Latin American Parties{{Cite web|url=http://uplalatinoamerica.org/partidos-miembros/|title=Partidos Miembros|access-date=2020-07-06|archive-date=2022-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331204506/http://uplalatinoamerica.org/partidos-miembros/|url-status=dead}}

| european =

| colors = {{color box|{{party color|Democratic Center (Colombia)}}|border=darkgray}} Blue

| slogan = Mano firme, corazón grande (Strong hand, big heart)

| seats1_title = Chamber of Representatives

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|15|188|hex={{party color|Democratic Center (Colombia)}}}}

| seats2_title = Senate

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|13|108|hex={{party color|Democratic Center (Colombia)}}}}

| seats3_title = Governors

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|4|32|hex={{party color|Democratic Center (Colombia)}}}}

| seats4_title = Mayors

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|154|1102|hex={{party color|Democratic Center (Colombia)}}}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.centrodemocratico.com/}}

| country = Colombia

}}

Democratic Centre (identified electorally as Democratic Centre – Strong Hand, Big Heart; {{langx|es|Centro Democrático – Mano firme, corazón grande}}) is a conservative{{cite news |title=Colombia cools on Venezuelan refugees |url=https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2020/04/30/colombia-cools-on-venezuelan-refugees |newspaper=The Economist |access-date=24 January 2021 |date=30 April 2020}} political party in Colombia founded in 2013 by Álvaro Uribe, former President of Colombia, former Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón and former Minister of Finance and Public Credit Óscar Iván Zuluaga.[http://www.centrodemocratico.com/?q=pagina/declaracion-politica Declaración Política] It is a self-described party of the centre, although in opinion groups it is often considered right-wing.{{Cite web|title=La derecha es la nueva fuerza política del país|date=6 July 2014|url=http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/la-derecha-es-la-nueva-fuerza-politica-del-pais/394412-3|access-date=September 20, 2016}}

The party is currently in opposition to the left-wing presidency of Gustavo Petro.{{Cite web |date=19 July 2022 |title=Oficialmente, el partido Centro Democrático se declaró en oposición al gobierno de Petro |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/07/19/oficialmente-el-partido-centro-democratico-se-declaro-en-oposicion-al-gobierno-de-petro/ |access-date= |website=Infobae |language=es-ES}}