Colombia 2026 Presidential Election
Colombian presidential election scheduled for May 25, 2026 (first round) with a potential runoff on June 15, 2026. Incumbent Gustavo Petro is constitutionally barred from seeking re-election. The contest is shaping up as a battle between a fragmented right-wing field and the governing Pacto Histórico coalition.
Colombia will hold Colombia 2026 Presidential Election on 2026-05-25.
- Date
- May 25, 2026
- Country
- Colombia
- Contested
- President of Colombia
- Countdown
- 1 weeks away
- Candidates
- 6
Scheduled for May 25, 2026 (first round) and June 15, 2026 (runoff if needed). Incumbent Gustavo Petro cannot run again under the Colombian constitution's single-term limit. The race features a fragmented right-wing field led by Vicky Dávila and Germán Vargas Lleras against a Pacto Histórico left candidate, with centrists like Sergio Fajardo hoping to force a runoff outcome that favours the middle.
People to watch
- Germán Vargas LlerasColombian politician and founder of the Cambio Radical party. Former Vice President of Colombia under Juan Manuel Santos (2014–2018) and a perennial presidential aspirant who positions himself as a pragmatic centre-right technocrat.
- Gustavo BolívarColombian screenwriter, politician, and former senator who is a close ally of President Gustavo Petro. Elected Mayor of Bogotá in 2023 on a Pacto Histórico platform, he is widely seen as one of the left's most likely candidates for the 2026 presidency.
- Ingrid BetancourtColombian-French politician and anti-corruption activist who spent six years as a hostage of the FARC guerrillas (2002–2008). A former senator who ran for president in 2022 and remains a recognisable independent centrist voice in Colombian politics.
