La Ley de Bancadas y el Trámite Legislativo en el Congreso de Colombia. Impacto sobre la Gobernabilidad Democrática. Período 2003-2011

Abstract

Democracy is the cornerstone of a nation, which is why governments and States must ensure the promotion of the values implicit in it, as well as its strengthening. One of the mechanisms that societies have developed in the process of consolidating democratic regimes has been the emergence of political parties, whose system has historically been organized by the rules established by the State. These parties, which represent both the people and the political leadership, must submit to the regulations established for their operation. In Colombia, political parties have a legal and organic structure that seeks to promote governance both internally and at the level of collegiate bodies at different levels of the national public administration, as well as the debate of different ideas around which the different government programs are formed. This article analyzes the progress, effectiveness and impact of the political party system in Colombia within the framework of the Law of Caucuses on democratic governance in the country in order to answer: What has been the impact of the Law of Caucuses on governance in relation to the Congress of the Republic? For this purpose, a brief history of the constitutional reform of 2003 is outlined, in which the first step for the transformation of political parties is taken, rules are established and coherence is given to the political parties.