Colombian voters to go to the polls for presidential elections

Approximately 39 million Colombians will be summoned to elect the next president and vice-president of the Republic.

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 on June 19.

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.

According to opinion polls, senator Gustavo Petro and center-right former Mayor Federico “Fico” Gutiérrez are the top two contenders, with independent, anti-establishment candidate Rodolfo Hernández gaining ground. (ILKHA)