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Colombia's Ruling Party to Be Top Force in Senate, but without Majority
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Colombia's ruling party to be top force in Senate, but without majority
Colombia's ruling party, the left-leaning Historic Pact, emerged from Sunday's elections as the strongest political force in the incoming Senate, analysts said on Monday, although its failure to secure an absolute majority means it will need to form coalitions and may struggle if Colombia's divided right wing wins the presidency.
Colombia's Parliamentary Elections: Historical Pact Leads in Senate as Vote Counting Continues (+Presidential Consultations)
The governing party in Colombia, Historical Pact, is leading the Senate elections with 22.72% of the votes (4,413,636), followed by the far-right Democratic Center, which obtained 15.62% (3,035,715), with 99.56% of polling stations counted in the preliminary stage. Thus, the governing bloc is projected to secure five more seats than four years ago. Colombians went to the polls on Sunday, March 8, to elect 102 senators and 183 members to the Hous…
With the vote advancing to 81%, the legislative elections of March 8 in Colombia outline a clear picture for the 2026-2030 Congress and presidential consultations. Participation ran 11-19% in areas reported as Bogotá, below expectations, but the trends in winners and party majorities are considered irreversible by analysts and the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM), given the flexibility of the leaders in valid votes. In the interpartisan consu…
President Gustavo Petro's party will strengthen his power in the Upper House by obtaining 22.86% of the votes with 91.61% of the tables informed. In the interpartisan consultation, while the aspiring Uribista Paloma Valencia, of the Democratic Center party, obtained the largest vote to be a candidate for the presidency.
Roberto Pombo, editorial director of Prisa Media, and Diana Calderón, director of Hora 20 of Caracol Radio, lead the minute-to-minute cover-up of the March 8 election day. They will analyze the votes for the center, left and right consultations; the results of the Senate and House of Representatives elections; and the allegations of spot frauds throughout the weekend.
Following the closure of the polls at 4:00 p.m. throughout the country, the polling stations began counting the votes to begin consolidating the first results of the 2026 legislative elections.
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