2026 Colombian presidential election
31 May 2026
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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Colombia on 31 May 2026.[1][2] Incumbent President Gustavo Petro, elected in 2022, is constitutionally barred from seeking a consecutive second term.[3]
Background
In the previous presidential election in 2022, as none of the presidential nominees obtained at least 50% of the votes in the first round, a runoff was held between the top two candidates, Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.[4] Petro won the run-off, becoming the first left-wing candidate to be elected president of Colombia since the country's independence in 1810.[5][6][7] The results for the second round saw the lowest record of spoiled and blank ballots in over 20 years and a turnout of 58.17%, the highest since 1998.[8]
Since taking office, Petro and his allies have been involved in several scandals.[3] One scandal, nicknamed "Nannygate", involved the publishing of recordings of then ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, speaking with Petro's Chief of Staff, Laura Sarabia, about possible illegal financing and threats of revealing compromising information on campaign rivals. Both of were forced to resign from their positions as a result. The scandal lowered approval of Petro, being viewed by the public as an indication of corruption inside the government.[9][10] His presidential approval rating dropped to a low of 26% in July 2023 according to a Datexco survey.[11]
In 2025, Petro fired his entire cabinet to reassess his previous choices in light of his appointment of Armando Benedetti as Chief of Staff and promotion of 30-year-old Laura Sarabia to Foreign Minister; both were embroiled in a campaign finance scandal.[12] His key labor and healthcare reforms stalling at the legislative branch,[13] the arrest of his son in a money laundering scandal involving campaign financing,[14][15] and the scandal involving his ministers contributed to a decrease in public support for the president.[16][17]
Electoral system
Colombian presidents are elected for four-year terms using a two-round system; if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff is held between the top two candidates.[18] The vice president is elected on the same ticket as the president. Presidents are limited to a single four-year term, and Article 191 of the constitution requires candidates to be Colombian by birth and at least thirty years old. In line with the constitution, Colombian citizens by birth or by naturalization, aged eighteen or older have the right to vote. Several scenarios can cause the loss of the right to vote, as outlined in the constitution. Citizens in detention centers can vote from the establishments determined by the National Civil Registry. The civil registry inscription is not automatic, and citizens must go to the regional office of the registry to register.[19] Legislative Act No. 2 of 2015 established that the runner-up in the presidential elections is given a seat in the Senate and their vice president candidate becomes a member of the Chamber of Representatives.[20]
In order to be accepted as a candidate, applicants must either have the backing of a recognized political party in order to run as their official candidate, or to collect a minimum number of signatures in order to run as an independent candidate.
Candidates
Historic Pact
| Coalition | Presidential candidate | Origin | Experience | Vice-Presidential nominee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Pact | Iván Cepeda[23][24] | Bogotá | Senator (2014–present) Member of the Chamber of Representatives (2010–2014) |
Aida Quilcué | |||
Democratic Centre
| Party | Presidential candidate | Origin | Experience | Vice-Presidential nominee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Center | Paloma Valencia[25][26] | Cauca | Senator (2014–present) | Juan Daniel Oviedo | |||
Colombian Conservative Party
| Party | Presidential candidate | Origin | Experience | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Conservative Party | Efraín Cepeda | Atlántico | Senator (1991–present) | ||
| Juana Carolina Londoño | Caldas | Member of the Chamber of Representatives (2022–present) | |||
| Rubén Darío Lizarralde | Valle del Cauca | Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (2013-2014) | |||
Colombian Liberal Party
| Party | Presidential candidate | Origin | Experience | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Liberal Party | Mauricio Gómez Amín | Atlántico | Senator (2018–present) | ||
Other parties and candidates
Declined or deceased candidates
- Francia Márquez (Soy Porque Somos), incumbent vice president.[51]
- Miguel Uribe Turbay (Democratic Centre), assassinated senator[52]
Campaign
Abelardo de la Espriella expressed support for the bombing of "narco-terrorist camps" and fumigation of coca plantations with the help of US aircraft.[53]
Opinion polls
2026
| Fieldwork date | Pollsters | Barreras LF |
Cárdenas Ind. |
Cepeda PH |
Valencia CD |
Dávila Ind. |
De la Espriella MSN |
Fajardo D&C |
Galán NL |
Gaviria Ind. |
López Ind. |
Luna Ind. |
Oviedo Ind. |
Peñalosa PUG |
Pinzón PVO |
Quintero AICO |
Blank | None | Don't know/No answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–12 March 2026 | AtlasIntel (por SEMANA) | 36.4% | 17.5% | 27.9% | 7.8% | ||||||||||||||
| 11–22 February 2026 | Invamer[54] | 37.1% | 9.2% | 18.9% | 6.6% | 11.7% | |||||||||||||
| February 2026 | CELAG[55] | 38.2% | 9.2% | 25.2% | 6.6% | 11.7% | |||||||||||||
| January 27 – February 4, 2026 | AtlasIntel [56] | 31.4% | 3.8% | 32.1% | 7.6% | 3.7% | |||||||||||||
| 15–21 January 2026 | CNC–[57] Cambio[58] | 28.2% | 2.4% | 15.5% | 9.8% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 1.0% | |||||||||||
| 14–22 January 2026 | Guarumo–EcoAnalítica national poll (first round)[59] | 33.6% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 21.8% | 6.1% | 2.7% | ||||||||||||
| January 13–15, 2026 | Noticias RCN /Gad3[60] | 30% | 3% | 22% | |||||||||||||||
| January 5–8, 2026 | Atlas Intel[61] | 0.2% | 0.4% | 26.5% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 28.0% | 9.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 7.2% | 1.1% | 5.7% |
Second round
This section shows opinion polls for hypothetical second-round matchups. Results include voting intentions, with undecided/non-voters not explicitly broken out in the poll.
| Pollster | Date(s) administered | Iván Cepeda | Abelardo de la Espriella | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtlasIntel (por SEMANA) | 10–12 March 2026 | 39.2% | 43.5% | de la Espriella by 4.3% |
| Invamer[62] | February 11–22, 2026 | 59.4% | 37.4% | Cepeda by 20.0% |
| CELAG[63] | February 2026 | 45.3% | 38.4% | Cepeda by 6.9% |
| AtlasIntel (for SEMANA)[64] | January 27 – February 4, 2026 | 34.6% | 36.8% | De la Espriella by 2.2% |
| CNC[65] | January 15–21, 2026 | 45.2% | 25.7% | Cepeda by 19.5% |
| GAD 3[66] | January 2026 | 40.0% | 32.0% | Cepeda by 8.0% |
2025
| Fieldwork date | Pollsters | Sample | Bolívar PH |
Cepeda PH |
Corcho PH |
Muhamad PH |
Pizzaro PH |
Quintero PH |
Cabal CD |
Uribe Turbay † CD |
Uribe Londoño CD |
Valencia CD |
de la Espriella Ind. |
Fajardo D&C |
Dávila Ind. |
Galán NL |
Cepeda PCC |
Cristo Ind. |
Gaviria Ind. |
Gómez PLC |
Hernández AV |
López Ind. |
Luna Ind. |
Murillo Ind. |
Oviedo Ind. |
Pinzón PVO |
Vargas CR |
Zuluaga Ind. |
Others | Blank | None | Don't know/No answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–17 Dec | W.A.A[67] | 11509 | - | 30.7% | - | - | - | - | 4.1% | - | 2.3% | 0.7% | 16.2% | 6.7% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.2% | - | 0.4% | - | - | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 3.1% | - | 2.7% | 11.8% | - | - |
| 15–27 Nov | Invamer[68] | 2080 | - | 31.9% | - | - | - | - | 1.1% | - | 4.2% | 1.1% | 18.2% | 8.5% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 0.4% | - | 4.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 2.1% | - | 6.6% | 4.5% | - | - |
| 10–15 Nov | Yamil Cure S.A.S[69] | 2250 | - | 19.6% | - | - | - | 5.2% | - | - | 5.0% | - | 15.6% | 10.6% | 4.2% | 5.2% | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1% | - | - | - | 2.2% | 2.9% | - | 1.1% | 6.4% | - | 13.7% |
| 6–14 Nov | CNC[70] | 2140 | - | 20.9% | - | - | - | 1.8% | 0.9% | - | 4.1% | - | 14.4% | 7.8% | 3.2% | 3.3% | - | - | 1.0% | - | - | 5.0% | 0.3% | - | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.6% | - | 1.3% | 3.7% | 18.5% | 7.5% |
| 27 Oct–4 Nov | Cifras & Conceptos[71] | 3361 | - | 24.0% | - | - | - | - | 5.0% | - | 12.0% | 9.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% | 10.0% | 16.0% | - | 7.0% | 9.0% | 5.0% | - | 13.0% | 8.0% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | - | 2.0% | - | - | - | - |
| 11–16 Oct | CNC[72] | 1803 | - | 8.0% | 8.1% | - | - | 2.5% | 1.5% | - | 9.7% | 0.4% | 13.7% | 8.9% | 6.4% | 2.6% | 0.1% | - | 1.1% | 0.1% | - | 5.5% | 1.7% | - | 1.6% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 9.9% | 5.3% |
| 11 August 2025 | Death of Miguel Uribe Turbay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–5 Jul | Guarumo[73] | 2122 | 10.5% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 8.1% | 1.9% | 13.7% | - | 0.7% | 1.1% | 8.7% | 11.5% | 3.0% | - | - | - | - | 2.5% | 5.3% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.2% | - | 2.9% | 0.4% | 2.9% | - | 5.3% | 3.5% |
| 21–26 Apr | Guarumo[74] | 2159 | 12.6% | 3.5% | 2.5% | - | 2.6% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 4.5% | - | 1.0% | - | 11.4% | 11.6% | 4.0% | - | - | - | - | - | 4.7% | 1.2% | - | 1.5% | - | 5.6% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 7.2% | 5.9% | 4.2% |
| 21–25 Mar | Invamer[75] | 1200 | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.8% | - | 0.8% | 1.7% | 9.5% | 8.3% | 7.8% | - | 0.5% | - | - | 3.8% | 6.8% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 7.3% | - | - | 4.1% | - | - |
| 18–20 Mar | CNC[76] | 1594 | 10.1% | 3.6% | - | - | 7.4% | 6.2% | 2.1% | 6.9% | - | - | 1.1% | 13.4% | 13.6% | 7.6% | - | - | - | - | 3.0% | 9.5% | - | - | - | 0.4% | 7.9% | - | 0.9% | 2.8% | 9.9% | 2.9% |
| 10–13 Feb | Guarumo[77] | 2140 | 11.9% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3.0% | - | 1.2% | - | 11.5% | 15.1% | 4.0% | - | 0.2% | - | - | 3.3% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 7.1% | 4.7% | 2.7% |
| 27–29 Jan | CNC[78] | 1513 | 6.7% | - | 3.1% | - | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.6% | - | - | - | - | 11.8% | 12.7% | 7.8% | - | - | - | - | - | 6.9% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 4.8% | - | 6.2% | - | - | 5.0% | 9.7% | 2.1% |
2024
| Fieldwork date | Pollsters | Sample | Candidates | Lead | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dávila | Galán | Fajardo | López | Cabal | Botero | Pizarro | Gaviria | Quintero | Márquez | Vargas | Bolívar | Oviedo | Uribe | Noguera | Muhamad | Murillo | Valencia | Others | Blank | Don't know/No answer | None | ||||
| 9 - 12 December | Guarumo/EcoAnalítica[79] | 2018 | 13.1% | 5.0% | 14.5% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 2.8% | - | 5.0% | 8.9% | 1.5% | 3.2% | - | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.8% | - | 5.6% | 3.6% | 7.7% | 2.2% |
| 22 - 26 November | Invamer[80] | 1200 | 8.6% | 7.3% | 15.4% | 12,6% | 1,6% | - | 4.1% | - | 6.1% | - | 9.2% | 8.6% | 5.5% | 3.1% | - | 1.2% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 6.3% | - | 17.4% | 2.83% |
| 18 - 21 November | CNC[81] | 2000 | 11.4% | 10.0% | 13.4% | 9.7% | 5.8% | - | 6.8% | 2.5% | 5.0% | - | 8.0% | 6.5% | - | 4.2% | - | - | 3.1% | - | - | 2.4% | 1.9% | 9.4% | 2.7% |
| 25 - 28 October | Invamer[82] | 1504 | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 10.9% | 3.6% | - | 5.1% | - | 2.6% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 6.5% | - | 5.4% | - | - | 1.4% | - | 1.1% | 0.6% | 7.5% | 12.9% | 2.53% |
| 7 - 11 September | Guarumo/EcoAnalítica[83] | 2012 | 12.2% | 5.6% | 10.1% | 9.4% | 6.4% | - | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 6.2% | - | 1.3% | 3% | - | - | 1.4% | - | 5.3% | 1.3% | 9.2% | 2.2% |
| 26 August- 4 September | CNC[84] | 1304 | 7.5% | 10.7% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 4.5% | - | 5.4% | - | 1.7% | 3.0% | 8.1% | 4.3% | - | 6.7% | - | 1% | 2.2% | - | 22.3% | - | 5.9% | 22.3% | 2.7% |
| 31 July - 4 August | Guarumo/EcoAnalítica[85] | 2023 | 9.6% | 3.1% | 9.6% | 7.1% | 4.4% | - | 3.6% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 3% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 3.0% | - | 1.4% | 1.4% | - | 7.2% | 2.5% | 12.6% | 2.2% |
| 22 - 26 June | Guarumo/EcoAnalítica[86] | 1998 | 8.1% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 2.8% | - | 5.5% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.3% | - | 0.5% | 0.7% | - | 5.9% | 4.1% | 8.5% | 2.2% |
| 7 - 9 May | CNC[87] | 1030 | - | 13% | 12% | 9% | 5% | - | 8% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 4% | - | 1% | - | - | 14% | 5% | 4% | 14% | 3.4% |
A poll conducted by market research firm Guarumo and Ecoanalitica in February 2025 showed independent candidate Vicky Dávila leading with 15.1%, followed by president Petro's ally Gustavo Bolívar at 11.9%. It also showed former presidential candidate and centrist Sergio Fajardo at 11.5%. Meanwhile, 7.1% polled said that they would not vote for any of the candidates.[88]
Another poll conducted by the National Consulting Center in March 2025, commissioned and financed by Semana magazine, showed a close lead between Dávila with 13.6% and Fajardo with 13.4%, as well as Bolívar at 10.1%. The poll also showed Fajardo leading the voting intention with 35.1% against Dávila's 31.7% in a run-off.[89]
Notes
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