2022 Colombian presidential election
The first round of the presidential elections was held in Colombia on 29 May 2022 to elect the 34th President.[1] Since no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round of voting will be held on 19 June.[2] President Iván Duque cannot run for another term because Colombian presidents are term limited for a single four year term.[3] Gustavo Petro won the runoff, becoming the first left-wing candidate to be elected president of Colombia.[4][5]
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In the first round, left-wing Senator Gustavo Petro and right-wing populist former Bucaramanga mayor Rodolfo Hernández Suárez advanced to the run-off.[6] Hernández Suárez, who came in third during voter pollings, came in second place against Federico Gutiérrez after an increase in support, weeks before the first round began.[7]
While Petro was seen as the front-runner in polls before the first round, he has almost been tied in pollings against Hernández Suárez.[8][9] In the June run-off, Petro was elected president, winning 50% of the vote to Hernández Suárez's 47% of the vote, becoming the country's first leftist president.[10]
Candidates
| Party/coalition | Logo | Presidential nominee | Most recent political office | Vice-Presidential nominee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair and Free Colombia | 100px | 110px | John Milton Rodríguez | Senator of Colombia (2018–2022) |
Sandra de las Lajas Torres | ||
| Historic Pact for Colombia | 100px | 110px | Gustavo Petro | Senator of Colombia (2018–present) |
110px | Francia Márquez | |
| Hope Center Coalition | 100px | 110px | Sergio Fajardo | Governor of Antioquia (2012–2015) |
110px | Luis Gilberto Murillo | |
| Independent | 100px | 110px | Luis Pérez | Governor of Antioquia (2016–2019) |
Ceferino Mosquera | ||
| League of Anti-Corruption Governors | 100px | 
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Rodolfo Hernández | Mayor of Bucaramanga (2016–2019) |
110px | Marelene Castillo | |
| National Salvation Movement | 100px | 110px | Enrique Gómez | No prior public office | Carlos Cuartes | ||
| Oxygen Green Party | 100px | 110px | Íngrid Betancourt | Senator of Colombia (1998–2001) |
José Luis Esparza | ||
| Team for Colombia | 
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110px | Federico Gutiérrez | Mayor of Medellín (2016–2019) |
100px | Rodrigo Lara | |
Polling
Second round
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Petro | Francia Márquez | Historic Pact for Colombia (CH) | 11,281,013 | 50.44 | |
| Rodolfo Hernández | Marelen Castillo | League of Anti-Corruption Governors (IND) | 10,580,412 | 47.31 | |
| Blank votes | 501,987 | 2.24 | |||
| Total | 22,363,412 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 22,363,412 | 98.70 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 295,282 | 1.30 | |||
| Total votes | 22,658,694 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 39,002,239 | 58.10 | |||
| Source: Registraduria | |||||
First round
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Petro | Francia Márquez | Historic Pact for Colombia (CH) | 8,527,273 | 40.33 | |
| Rodolfo Hernández | Marelen Castillo | League of Anti-Corruption Governors (IND) | 5,953,193 | 28.15 | |
| Federico Gutiérrez | Rodrigo Lara Sánchez | Team for Colombia (Creemos Colombia) | 5,058,000 | 23.92 | |
| Sergio Fajardo | Luis Gilberto Murillo | Hope Center (ASI) | 888,577 | 4.20 | |
| John Milton Rodríguez | Sandra de las Lajas | Fair and Free Colombia | 274,237 | 1.30 | |
| Enrique Gómez | Carlos Cuartas | National Salvation Movement | 50,535 | 0.24 | |
| Íngrid Betancourt | José Luis Esparza | Oxygen Green Party | 14,878 | 0.07 | |
| Luis Pérez Gutiérrez | Ceferino Mosquera | Independent | 12,425 | 0.06 | |
| Blank votes | 366,622 | 1.73 | |||
| Total | 21,145,740 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 39,002,239 | – | |||
| Source: Registraduria | |||||
Results
2022 Colombian Presidential Election Media
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References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Holly K. Sonneland; Hope Wilkinson (14 March 2022). "Explainer: Who's Who in Colombia's 2022 Presidential Race". AS/COA. https://www.as-coa.org/articles/explainer-whos-who-colombias-2022-presidential-race. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ "Leftist Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidency". Financial Times. 19 June 2022. https://www.ft.com/content/33d30a93-0f48-41ee-9847-4503c79ca7d9. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ Bocanegra, Nelson; Griffin, Oliver; Vargas, Carlos (19 June 2022). "Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombians-head-polls-tightest-election-recent-memory-2022-06-19/. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ "Segunda vuelta presidencial de infarto: Fico Gutiérrez está a solo tres puntos de Gustavo Petro" (in es). Semana. 2 April 2022. https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/segunda-vuelta-presidencial-de-infarto-fico-gutierrez-esta-a-solo-tres-puntos-de-gustavo-petro/202242/. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ "Federico Gutiérrez y Rodolfo Hernández, prácticamente empatados en primera vuelta: encuesta del CNC" (in es). Semana. 19 May 2022. https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/federico-gutierrez-y-rodolfo-hernandez-practicamente-empatados-en-primera-vuelta-encuesta-del-cnc/202202/. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ↑ "#GranEncuesta: Gustavo Petro gana en todos los escenarios de segunda vuelta" (in es). El Colombiano. 21 March 2022. https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/politica/gustavo-petro-gana-a-federico-gutierrez-sergio-fajardo-y-rodolfo-hernandez-en-segunda-vuelta-BG16981891. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ Nelson Bocanegra; Oliver Griffin; Carlos Vargas (20 June 2022). "Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombians-head-polls-tightest-election-recent-memory-2022-06-19/. Retrieved 19 June 2022.