2022 is an election year in Colombia as Ivan Duque, who was elected in 2018, will be replaced.
Who are the candidates?
What political alliance are they part of, and who has the best chance of winning?
What is the format and when are the important dates?
This article, which will be the first in a three part series on the 2022 Colombian General election, will answer these questions in detail while providing readers with information about the political landscape in the country.
The future president will be elected in an unprecedented election where more than 40 pre-candidates have wanted to reach the Casa de Nariño. Some of the main candidates are discussed here.
May 29th will be the first “vuelta”. If one of the candidates obtains 50% plus one of the votes, they will be elected President. But don’t plan on this contest being over in May, because an outright winner during the first vuelta hasn’t ever happened before. Instead, the top two vote-getters will move on to the “segunda vuelta” on June 19th which will decide the winner.
The newly elected president will take office on August 7, 2022.