Colombia is less than a week away from knowing who its next president will be. Next Sunday the second round will take place between Gustavo Petro, the left candidate who received 40% of the votes on May 29, and Rodolfo Hernández, the right candidate who received 28% of the votes and surprisingly made it to the second round. Polls show a technical tie between the two candidates, suggesting the presidency will be decided by few votes after the country’s most tense election campaign on record.
The National Civil Registry and the National Electoral Council have indicated that more than 38 million Colombians are eligible to vote at 112,897 tables across the territory.
On Sunday polling stations will remain open from 8am to 4pm and the Chancellor insists they guarantee transparency and accuracy. “The same juries, data transmission system, double verification and facility for campaign witnesses throughout the national territory will be maintained,” the Registrar pointed out.
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This will be the second ballot map
The Chancellery announced that after the draw, first Rodolfo Hernández and then Gustavo Petro will appear on the ballot. There will also be an empty ballot box. National Registrar Alexander Vega Rocha not only clarified that the randomness of the positions is not related to the results, but added that the blank vote will have no effect on the result. The absentee ballots are printed in half letter size on ecological paper.
The map for the second round of presidential elections in Colombia.RR.SS.
Who are Colombia’s presidential candidates?
The candidates for the 2020 presidential elections are Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández. Only one of them will be elected President of Colombia next Sunday. The two candidates, who represent a change in the political cycle, are narrowly separated in the polls. Whatever happens, the country will enter a new era. Petro would mark a left turn after decades of being conservative. Hernández, the seizure of power by a building contractor with a speech against the ruling political class, an electoral phenomenon previously reproduced in other countries. One or the other will seize a divided nation mired in discontent and in dire need of reform.
When are the presidential elections abroad and in the country?
The registrar Vega has confirmed that the logistics are ready for the voting of Colombians abroad, which started this Monday and will last until Saturday. Colombians living abroad can only exercise their right to vote at the consulate in their jurisdiction. The national registrar said that 100% of the voting kits are already in the 250 positions of 67 countries for nationals to exercise their right to vote, assuring that difficulties in China and Russia have already been overcome in the first ballot. . . According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2,356 Colombians voted in embassies and consulates around the world this Thursday.
On Sunday, all Colombians eligible to vote will be able to go to the polling stations where they will register their citizenship card.
How do I check the polling station?
The Chancellor’s website opens for citizens to check their polling station. You must enter the citizenship card number and the department, city or municipality, polling station, address and table of the place where you wish to vote will appear; You can also consult the map with the exact location. Although voters are advised to know their polling location in advance, advisors will also be on hand on election day ready to answer citizens’ questions.
How do you win the second round?
Article 190 of the Political Constitution states that the presidential candidate must receive half plus one of the votes to win in the first round. “The President of the Republic is elected for a period of four years, by half plus one of the votes cast secretly and directly by the citizens on the date and with the formalities established by law.” In this second round, he becomes President appointed who receives the most votes.
The constitution states that in the event of the death or permanent physical disability of either candidate with a majority of the votes cast, their party or political movement may register a new candidate for the second round. “If he does not do this, or if his absence is due to some other reason, the person who received the third vote replaces him; and so on sequentially and in descending order. If the absence occurs less than two weeks before the second round, it is postponed by fifteen days.
prohibition plan
The curfew in Colombia for the second round of the presidency begins on Saturday and ends on Monday. The consumption of alcohol is banned throughout the country between Saturday, June 18, from 6:00 p.m. and Monday, June 20, until 12:00 p.m. “Mayors must prohibit and restrict the sale and consumption of intoxicating beverages in order to maintain or restore public order,” states Decree 979, which also adds: “Violations of the provisions of this article will be corrected by mayors and police inspectors and station commanders.” according to the provisions of the National Code of Police and Coexistence.
voting juries
According to the registry office, 690,122 voting jurors will be in attendance on June 19 for the proper conduct of the election in this second round of presidents. The juries will be the same as in the first round of the presidency.
polling stations
Interior Minister Daniel Palacios reported that some polling stations are being relocated due to the rains and the landslides caused by that downpour.
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