Can the Presidency Be Won in the First Round? Only One Candidate Has Succeeded in Colombia

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The lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was surprised this Sunday to obtain the largest vote in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections, which had a participation of 57.88%, and will contest the second round on 21 June with leftist Ivan Cepeda, who questioned the results. The participation was the highest for a first round since the 1991 Constitution came into force in a country traditionally abstaining in which voting is not compuls…

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How many votes does a candidate need to win the presidency in the first round in 2026?Agencia Period... Dom, 31/05/2026 - 11:18 With more than 41 million voters, how many votes do you need to be president in 2026?. Tags Elections 2026

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As the election day progresses on May 31st and Colombians await the first results, one of the most frequent questions is whether any of the candidates could become President without the need for a second round. To answer this question it is necessary to say that the Constitution allows that possibility, but in reality in the recent history of Colombia only one person has managed to win the Presidency in this way. Here we tell him more.

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These are the six key questions that we will ask ourselves in the Chair for the first presidential round. The main results are that Cepeda needs at least 44% of the votes to get quiet to the second round. Abelardo de la Espriella or Paloma need at least 36% and expect the third to transfer at least 2 out of 3 votes. La Silla will also analyze that so much has changed the panorama since March and with the historical results to be paid attention i…