General Information
At Stake in this Election:
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The Presidency of Colombia
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Chief of State: President Gustavo PETRO URREGO (since 7 August 2022)
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Head of Government: President Gustavo PETRO URREGO (since 7 August 2022)
*Special Note: The number of seats in each chamber changed with the most recent elections, as special allocations agreed under the 2016 Peace Agreement expired. There are now 103 seats in the Senate, and 183 seats in the House of Representatives.
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The President is directly elected via simple majority vote in two rounds if needed. Presidents serve a 4-year term and cannot be re-elected.
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100 members of the Senate are directly elected from a single, nationwide constituency. 2 additional Senators are elected by a national constituency for indigenous communities. The final seat is allotted to the runner-up in the presidential election.
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Members of the House of Representatives are directly elected via mixed system. Each department and the capital city are allocated a minimum of 2 representatives, with additional representatives allocated if the population is over 365,000 people. In 2026, 162 members were elected on this basis. Additionally, 4 representatives are elected via special constituencies, with 2 seats allocated for Afro-descendant communities, 1 seat for Indigenous communities, and 1 for an international constituency comprised of diaspora voters. An additional 16 seats are reserved in special transitional peace constituencies. The final seat is allotted to the running mate of the first-runner up in presidential elections.
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Members of both chambers serve 4-year terms and are not subject to term limits.
The last presidential election was held on June 19, 2022. Gustavo PETRO won 50.44% of the vote and Rodolfo HERNANDEZ won 47.41% of the vote. Voter turnout was 58%.
Information for Voters:
Capacitación Electoral, Ciudadanos Electores / Electoral Training, Citizens and Voters (in Spanish)
Key Deadlines:
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Candidate filing deadline: 13 March 2026
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Voter registration deadline: 31 March 2026
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Roy BARRERAS
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Party: La Fuerza y MAIS
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Santiago BOTERO
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Party: Independent
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Carlos CAICEDO
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Party: Fuerza Ciudadana
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Iván CEPEDA
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Party: Pacto Histórico
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Abelardo DE LA ESPRIELLA
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Party: Movimiento de Salvación Nacional
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Sergio FAJARDO
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Party: Dignidad y Compromiso
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Mauricio LIZCANO
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Party: ASI
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Miguel Uribe LODOÑO
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Party: Partido Demócrata
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Clara LÓPEZ
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Party: Esperanza Democrática
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Claudia LÓPEZ
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Party: Independent
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Sondra MACOLLINS
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Party: Independent
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Gustavo MATAMOROS
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Party: Partido Ecologista
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Luis Gilberto MURILLO
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Party: Independent
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Paloma VALENCIA
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Party: Centro Democrático
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Country Context:
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Population: 52,886,363 (2024 estimate)
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Registered Voters: 41,395,185 (2026)
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V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.68 (2025)
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V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy (2025)
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Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.788, High, Rank 83
Gender Data:
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Female Population: 26,791,092 (2024 estimate)
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CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 19 January 1982
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Gender Quota: Yes, legislated quotas for the number of percentage of women and 5% of the total state funding for political parties is distributed based on the number of women representatives in a given party.
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Female Candidates in this election: Yes
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Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 55 out of 187 (29.4%) in the lower house and 33 out of 105 (31.4%) in the upper house.
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Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 23.5 (2023 estimate)
Disability Data:
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CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, 10 May 2011
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Projected population with a disability: 8,461,818 (2024 estimate)
IFES Resources:
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ElectionJudgments: Yes, 10 judgements