, ▁Colomb ian ▁banks , ▁and ▁transport ation , ▁and ▁greater ▁public ▁access ▁to ▁mass ▁media . ▁While ▁many ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁UP ▁were ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁F AR C – EP , ▁the ▁large ▁majority ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁not ▁and ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁background s ▁such ▁as ▁labor ▁un ions ▁and ▁social ist ▁parties ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁P CC . ▁In ▁the ▁cities , ▁the ▁F AR C – EP ▁began ▁integr ating ▁itself ▁with ▁the ▁UP ▁and ▁forming ▁J unt as ▁Patri ót icas ▁( or ▁" sol id ar ity ▁cells ") ▁– ▁small ▁groups ▁of ▁people ▁associated ▁with ▁labor ▁un ions , ▁student ▁activ ist ▁groups , ▁and ▁pe asant ▁le agues , ▁who ▁tra ve led ▁into ▁the ▁bar rios ▁discuss ing ▁social ▁problems , ▁building ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁UP , ▁and ▁determ ining ▁the ▁soci opol it ical ▁st ance ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁pe asant ry . ▁ ▁The ▁UP ▁performed ▁better ▁in ▁elections ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁left ist ▁party ▁in ▁Colombia ' s ▁history . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁UP ▁candidates ▁won ▁ 3 5 0 ▁local ▁council ▁seats , ▁ 2 3 ▁deput y ▁positions ▁in ▁department al ▁assemb lies , ▁ 9 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁House , ▁and ▁ 6 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁President ial ▁candidate , ▁Ja ime ▁P ardo ▁Le al , ▁won ▁ 4 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁vote . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9