The key issues in this presidential election:

Around 41.4 million Colombians are eligible to vote in the first round of the presidential election, including 1.4 million living abroad.

• Polling stations closed this Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (Bogot, GMT-5) across the country, with 11 candidates in the race.
• With 92% of votes counted, far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella leads with more than 9,515,000 votes, followed by leftist candidate Ivn Cepeda with 8,977,429.
• No candidate secured an absolute majority. A runoff between De la Espriella and Cepeda is confirmed for June 21, 2026.
• To win in the first round, a candidate must obtain more than half of the valid votes cast.

Here are the key moments from the May 31 voting day to elect Colombias next president, reported by our France 24 Spanish team in Bogot:

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Originally published on France24