Everything is ready: Today is Election Day in Colombia

National Registrar Alexandre Vega confirmed, Saturday, that everything is ready in Colombia to celebrate the presidential elections next Sunday.

“The electoral tools and materials are guaranteed, the digital platforms are working, the duplexing is guaranteed, which is what worked optimally in the exercises,” he explained to the press.

Vega confirmed it For the presidential election, more than 160,000 people were nominated as witnesses by the competing political groups.

He explained, “The Historic Charter nominated 71,844 witnesses; Ikebo Port Colombia, 71142; Centro Esperanza, 4771; Colombia Justas Libres, 3513; National Salvation Movement Party, 845; Anti-Corruption Governors League, 8266.”

In addition, the official confirmed that this increase comes within the framework of a guarantee plan to provide transparency in the elections. The campaigns will be able to have witnesses in almost all the tables on the national territory.

He confirmed that this Sunday, before 8:00 pm local time, the country will get the election day results and will know which presidential formula will take office on August 7 in Casa de Nariño, or who will do so. Measured on June 19 in a second round.

In the elections, voters choose the president and vice president of the state for the term 2022-2026.

The winning formula must receive half plus one of the total valid votes, otherwise a second round will be held on June 19 among the candidates with the most votes.

The presidential candidate who achieves victory in these elections governs for a term of four years. without the right to be re-elected.

According to the electoral register More than 39 million Colombians can vote There are 102,152 polling stations distributed over 12513 stations.

The record indicates that 51.6% of those eligible to vote are women (20,111,908) and 48.4% are men (18,890,331).

(with information from Prensa Latina)