Elections in Colombia
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Elections in Colombia are regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which provides information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia.
Colombia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Congress' (Congreso) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) has 162 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. The Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República) has 102 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation.
Colombia used to have a two-party system, in which it could be difficult for third parties to find success. Politicians from the two main parties tended to win elections when not confronted by strong challengers from their own party (in which cases their traditional opponents tend to win).
Since the implementation of the 1991 constitution however, there has been a proliferation of 3rd parties which have won most recent elections.
Electoral fraud, bribery, and other scandals that occur at both municipal[1] and national[2] levels are part of Colombia's corruption problem.
Schedule[edit]
Election[edit]
| Position | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Presidential (May) Congress (March) |
Local (October) | None | None | Presidential (May) Congress (March) |
| President and vice president |
President and vice president | None | President and vice president | ||
| Congress | All seats | None | All seats | ||
| Local | None | All positions | None | ||
Inauguration[edit]
| Position | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Presidential Congress |
None | Local | None | Presidential Congress |
| President and vice president |
7 August | None | August 7 | ||
| Congress | 20 July | None | July 20 | ||
| Local | None | January 1 | None | ||
Latest elections[edit]
2018 Presidential election[edit]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Iván Duque Márquez | Grand Alliance for Colombia | 7,616,857 | 39.36 | 10,398,689 | 54.03 | |
| Gustavo Petro | List of Decency | 4,855,069 | 25.09 | 8,040,449 | 41.77 | |
| Sergio Fajardo | Colombia Coalition | 4,602,916 | 23.78 | |||
| Germán Vargas Lleras | Mejor Vargas Lleras | 1,412,392 | 7.30 | |||
| Humberto De la Calle | PLC–ASI | 396,151 | 2.05 | |||
| Jorge Antonio Trujillo | We Are All Colombia | 65,767 | 0.34 | |||
| Viviane Morales Hoyos | Somos Región Colombia | 36,138 | 0.19 | |||
| Promotores Voto En Blanco | Party of Ethnic Reclamation | 30,128 | 0.16 | |||
| Blank votes | 338,581 | 1.75 | 807,924 | 4.20 | ||
| Total | 19,353,999 | 100.00 | 19,247,062 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 19,353,999 | 98.53 | 19,247,062 | 98.52 | ||
| Invalid votes | 289,677 | 1.47 | 289,342 | 1.48 | ||
| Total votes | 19,643,676 | 100.00 | 19,536,404 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,783,940 | 53.40 | 36,783,940 | 53.11 | ||
| Source: EU Election Experts Mission, CNE | ||||||
2018 Parliamentary election[edit]
House of Representatives[edit]
Senate[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Center | 2,501,995 | 16.39 | 19 | |
| Radical Change | 2,142,040 | 14.03 | 16 | |
| Colombian Conservative Party | 1,931,140 | 12.65 | 14 | |
| Colombian Liberal Party | 1,886,895 | 12.36 | 14 | |
| Social Party of National Unity | 1,844,847 | 12.08 | 14 | |
| Green Alliance | 1,308,208 | 8.57 | 9 | |
| Alternative Democratic Pole | 722,987 | 4.74 | 5 | |
| List of Decency Coalition (ASI–UP–MAIS) | 519,262 | 3.40 | 3 | |
| Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation | 495,506 | 3.25 | 3 | |
| Colombia Justa Libres | 463,521 | 3.04 | 3 | |
| Citizen Option | 346,398 | 2.27 | 0 | |
| Partido Somos | 102,969 | 0.67 | 0 | |
| Todos Somos Colombia | 57,465 | 0.38 | 0 | |
| Common Alternative Revolutionary Force | 55,400 | 0.36 | 5 | |
| Union for Fortaleza | 34,275 | 0.22 | 0 | |
| Si Se Puede | 13,196 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| Presidential election runner-up | 1 | |||
| Blank votes | 841,212 | 5.51 | – | |
| Total | 15,267,316 | 100.00 | 106 | |
| Valid votes | 15,267,316 | 88.31 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,021,188 | 11.69 | ||
| Total votes | 17,288,504 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,025,318 | 47.99 | ||
| Indigenous seats | ||||
| Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement | 74,023 | 14.63 | 1 | |
| Indigenous Authorities of Colombia | 38,633 | 7.64 | 1 | |
| Independent Social Alliance Movement | 23,372 | 4.62 | 0 | |
| Political Sovereignty Movement | 15,927 | 3.15 | 0 | |
| Casiyouren Traditional Authority | 4,961 | 0.98 | 0 | |
| Ethnic Renovation of Colombia | 4,567 | 0.90 | 0 | |
| Indigenous Environmental Movement | 2,254 | 0.45 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 342,080 | 67.63 | – | |
| Total | 505,817 | 100.00 | 2 | |
| Source: El Mundo, MOE | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Investigan a 17 alcaldes por mal uso de recursos para invierno". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 7 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Colombia President's Aide Linked to Drug Money". New York Times. 27 July 1995.
External links[edit]
- Adam Carr's Election Archive
- Calendario Elecciones 2006 (Registraduría General de la Nación)
- Democracia a distancia: Elecciones 2006 (Portalcol.com)
- Votebien.com
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