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Colombian presidential election, 2006
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
discuss – Summary of the 28 May 2006 Colombian presidential election results
Parties - Candidates
Votes
%
Álvaro Uribe Vélez - Colombia First (Primero Colombia )7,363,421
62.20
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 .
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