Colombian presidential election, 2006

Colombian presidential election, 2006

2002 ← 28 May 2006 → 2010

Nominee Álvaro Uribe Carlos Gaviria Díaz Party Colombia First [[Alternative Democratic Pole|Template:Alternative Democratic Pole/meta/shortname]] Home state Antioquia Antioquia Running mate Francisco Santos Calderón Patricia Lara Salive Popular vote 7,363,421 2,609,412 Percentage 62.35 22.04

Uribe favorable results nationally

President before election Álvaro Uribe Colombia First Elected President Álvaro Uribe Colombia First

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The 2006 Colombian presidential election was held on 28 May 2006. Álvaro Uribe was re-elected as President of the Republic and will serve another four-year term, starting on 7 August 2006. Uribe obtained 62.20% of the votes, thus surpassing the 50% needed to avoid a runoff against the second place candidate.

Following a constitutional amendment enacted by the government, this was the first occasion in over 100 years that a Colombian president was eligible for immediate re-election.

Results

e • d Summary of the 28 May 2006 Colombian presidential election results

Parties - Candidates	Votes	%
Álvaro Uribe Vélez - Colombia First (Primero Colombia)	7,363,421	62.35
Carlos Gaviria Díaz - Alternative Democratic Pole (Polo Democrático Alternativo)	2,609,412	22.04
Horacio Serpa Uribe - Colombian Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Colombiano)	1,401,173	11.84
Antanas Mockus Sivickas - Indigenous Social Alliance Movement (Movimiento Alianza Social Indígena)	146,540	1.24
Enrique Parejo González - National Democratic Reconstruction (Reconstrucción Democrática Nacional)	44,610	0.38
Álvaro Leyva Durán - National Movement for Reconciliation (Movimiento Nacional de Reconciliación)	22,039	0.19
Carlos Arturo Rincón Barreto - Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement (Movimiento Politico Comunal y Comunidad Colombiano)	20,477	0.17
Total votes for candidates	11,607,672	98.05
Blank votes	230,749	1.95
Total valid votes	11,838,421	100.00
Null votes	136,326
Unmarked ballots	84,041
Total votes cast (turnout 45.1%)	12,058,788
Registered voters	26,731,700
Source: Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil.

See also

• Álvaro Uribe in the 2006 presidential elections