and Andrés Pastrana, as members of the party), to preserve national unity and the continuing belief in God held by the majority of Colombians, the need for a reform of the 1991 constitution in order to correct some of its flaws to promote the modernization of the state, to fight unemployment, poverty, and lack of security and to extend and defend property rights. Belief of God being the center of the universe. Belief in private systems. Belief in fighting communism and all its ideals. Belief in tradition. Belief in free trade. Belief in an organized society Belief in defending family and life before anything. Belief that these are the ideals that will provide a better future for the Colombian Society. Electoral history The Colombian Conservative Party is usually the second largest single party in the Colombian Congress, though far behind the numbers corresponding to the Colombian Liberal Party or those of multiple independent factions and candidates. From 1958 to 1978 it, and the other major party, the Colombian Liberal Party, shared power as the result of the National Front agreement that followed the fall of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. The Colombian Conservative Party has become a close political ally of President Álvaro Uribe, who was formerly a member of the opposing Liberal party. The party did not present its own candidate for the 2006 presidential elections, and instead supported President Uribe's reelection. In 2010, the party held for the first time, primary elections to choose a candidate for presidency. Noemí Sanín was nominated presidential candidate of the Conservative Party, the first woman to do so. In legislative elections of 2006 the party won 29 out of 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 18 out of 100 seats in the Senate. In 2010, the party won 23 seats in Senate and 37 in the chamber of Representatives. References External links Democracia a distancia: Elecciones 2006 (Portalcol.com) (Information about the party's list of candidates to the Colombian Senate, Spanish). Conservatism in Colombia International Democrat Union member parties La Violencia Conservative parties in Colombia Political parties established in 1848 Conservatism in Colombia 1849 establishments in the Republic of New Granada