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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.
With the constitution of 1886 came a return to election of the President of the Republic of Colombia (from 1892 to 1904) via the aforementioned electoral college system. In 1910 , the Constituent Assembly that amended the constitution chose the president, and decreed that from 1914 elections would again be via universal vote.
Five pre-candidates announced that they would be standing for election as the unified presidential candidate for the coalition. The candidate was chosen by public vote on 13 March 2022. [41] Federico Gutiérrez was announced as the winner of the public vote and was nominated to be the candidate of the Team for Colombia Coalition. [42]
Third-party and independent candidates for the 2012 U.S. presidential election ← 2008 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2016 → Nominee Gary Johnson Jill Stein Virgil Goode Party Libertarian Green Constitution Home state New Mexico Massachusetts Virginia Running mate Jim Gray Cheri Honkala James N. Clymer Popular vote 1,275,971 469,627 122,389 Percentage 0.99% 0.36% 0.11% Nominee Roseanne Barr ...
Since 1991 Constitution it was established that if no presidential candidate obtain more than 50% of the popular vote a run-off vote is needed. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of an incumbent president, the vice president assumes the office. The president must be at least 30 years of age and a "natural born" citizen of Colombia.
Candidates for President of Colombia ... 2022 Colombian presidential election; ... This page was last edited on 19 April 2012, ...
None of these speculations could be confirmed until November 20, 2013, when the current president publicly announced his intention to run for re-election for the 2014–2018 period.12 Juan Manuel Santos' candidacy for re-election was supported by the Liberal parties ,1314 of the U and Radical Change.15
No candidate received an outright majority in the first round vote held on 30 May. Santos and Mockus faced one another in the runoff election on 20 June, leading to the election of Juan Manuel Santos as the next Colombian President. Santos achieved a landslide victory, with 69 per cent of the votes. [33] Mockus got 27.51 per cent of votes. [34]