2026 Colombian presidential election

2026 Colombian presidential election

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Incumbent President Gustavo Petro Humane Colombia

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

Further information: Elections in Colombia and Politics of Colombia

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Candidates

Historic Pact

Main article: 2026 Historic Pact presidential primaries

Historic Pact candidate ^{[21] [22]}

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)		TBD

Democratic Centre

Democratic Centre candidate ^[a]

Party		Presidential candidate		Origin	Experience	Vice-Presidential nominee
	Democratic Center		Paloma Valencia [25] [26]	Cauca	Senator (2014–present)		TBD

Defeat in primaries ^[a]

Candidate	Image	Office/Position	Origin & Term
María Fernanda Cabal [27] [28]		Senator	Valle del Cauca (2018–present)
Paola Holguín		Senator	Antioquia (2022–present)

Colombian Conservative Party

Colombian Conservative Party candidates who have expressed an interest in running ^[a]

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	Cauca	Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (2013-2014)

Colombian Liberal Party

Colombian Liberal Party candidates who have expressed an interest in running ^[a]

Party		Presidential candidate		Origin	Experience
	Colombian Liberal Party	Mauricio Gómez Amín		Atlántico	Senator (2018-present)

Other parties and candidates

Other candidates who have expressed an interest in running ^[b]

Party/coalition		Presidential candidate		Origin	Experience
	Dignity and Comminent		Sergio Fajardo [29]	Antioquia	Governor of Antioquia (2012–2016) Mayor of Medellín (2004–2008)
	National Salvation Movement		Abelardo de la Espriella	Córdoba [c]	Lawyer and Businessman
	The Force of Peace		Roy Barreras [30]	Cali	Member of the Chamber of Representatives (2006–2010) Senator (2010–2023)
	New Liberalism		Juan Manuel Galán [31]	Bogotá	Senator (2006–2018)
	Independent (Brave Movement)		Vicky Dávila [32] [33]	Cauca Valley	Director of Semana (2020–2024)
	Independent (Yes There Is a Way)		David Luna [34] [35]	Bogotá, D.C.	Member of the Chamber of Representatives (2006–2010) Minister of Information Technologies and Communications (2015–2018) Senator (2022–2025)
	Oxygen Green Party		Juan Carlos Pinzón [36]	Bogotá	Minister of National Defence (2011–2015) Secretary General of the Presidency (2010–2011)
	Movement In Motion		Juan Fernando Cristo [37]	Cúcuta	Minister of Interior (2024–2025, 2014–2017) Senator (1998–2014)
	Indigenous Authorities of Colombia		Daniel Quintero [38]	Antioquia	Mayor of Medellín (2020–2023) Deputy Minister of the Digital Economy (2016–2017)
	Independent		Claudia López [39] [40]	Bogotá, D.C.	Senator (2014–2018) Mayor of Bogotá (2020–2024)
	Independent		Luis Gilberto Murillo [41]	Chocó	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2024–2025) Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (2016–2018)
	Independent (United - The Strength of the Regions)		Aníbal Gaviria [42]	Antioquia	Governor of Antioquia (2004–2007, 2020–2023) Mayor of Medellín (2012–2015)
	Independent		Mauricio Lizcano [43] [44]	Antioquia	Member of the Chamber of Representatives (2006–2010) Senator (2010–2018) Minister of Information Technologies and Communications (2023–2025)
	Independent		Luz María Zapata [45] [46]	Risaralda	Second Lady of Colombia (2014–2017)
	Independent		Juan Daniel Oviedo [47] [48]	Bogotá, D.C.	Councilor of Bogotá (2024–2025)
	Independent		Mauricio Cárdenas [49] [50]	Bogotá, D.C.	Minister of Finance and Public Credit (2012–2018)

Declined or deceased candidates

• Francia Márquez (Soy Porque Somos), incumbent vice president. ^[51]

• Miguel Uribe Turbay (Democratic Centre), assassinated senator ^[52]

Opinion polls

2026

Fieldwork date	Pollsters	Sample	Barreras LF	Cárdenas Ind.	Cepeda PH	Valencia CD	Dávila Ind.	De la Espriella Ind.-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
January 5-8, 2025	Atlas Intel [53]	4520	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%

Hypothetical runoff (Atlas Intel poll):

44.2% Abelardo De la Espriella
34.9% Iván Cepeda
10.6% blank/invalid/wouldn't vote
10.3% undecided/don't know

President Gustavo Petro job approval rating (Atlas Intel poll):

35.7% approve
53.5% disapprove
10.8% undecided/don't know

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 Dic	W.A.A [54]	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 [55]	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 [56]	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 [57]	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 [58]	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 [59]	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 [60]	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 Abr	Guarumo [61]	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 [62]	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 [63]	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 [64]	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 [65]	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 [66]	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 [67]	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 [68]	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 [69]	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 [70]	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 [71]	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 [72]	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 [73]	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 [74]	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. ^[75]

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. ^[76]

Notes

1. Individuals listed below have been mentioned as potential 2026 presidential candidates in at least two reliable media sources in the last six months.
2. Confirmed their presidential candidacy
3. de la Espriella was born in Bogotá, D.C., but resides in Córdoba.

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