Political Parties, Movements and Groups
See also: List of political parties in ColombiaValledupar has numerous political movements and groups associated with to the larger political parties of Colombia. Some of these local movements group ideas related to the major political parties and may adhere during an election, but most of the time these movements or group try not to be part of the officialism of a party. There have been two local groups based in Valledupar that have gained important regional or national political support, the now disbanded GOLPE Movement led by the Gneccos and Alterativa Liberal de Avanzada Social (ALAS) which joined forces with Team Colombia to create ALAS Equipo Colombia a major player in the national elections which is led by the Araújo family, mainly Álvaro Araújo Castro.
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