Colombia is less than a week away from knowing who its next president will be.
Next Sunday the second round will be held between Gustavo Petro, the left-wing candidate who won 40% of the vote on May 29, and Rodolfo Hernández, the right-wing candidate who won 28% and reached the second round by surprise.
The polls show a technical tie between the two candidates, so everything indicates that the presidency will be decided by a few votes after the most tense campaign in memory in the country.
The National Registry of Civil Status and the National Electoral Council have indicated that there are more than 38 million Colombians qualified to vote at 112,897 tables located throughout the territory.
On Sunday, the polls will remain open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the Registrar's Office insists that they will guarantee transparency and accuracy.
"The same juries, the data transmission system, the double verification and the facility for the electoral witnesses of the campaigns throughout the national territory will be maintained," the registrar stressed.
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This will be the card of the second round of the elections
The Registrar's Office announced that, after the draw, Rodolfo Hernández will appear first on the ballot and then Gustavo Petro.
There will also be a blank ballot box.
The national registrar, Alexander Vega Rocha, in addition to clarifying that the randomness of the positions is not related to the results, added that the blank vote will have no effect on the result.
The electoral cards will be half letter size and will be printed on ecological paper.
The card for the second round of the presidential elections in Colombia.RR.SS.
Who are the presidential candidates of Colombia?
The candidates for the presidential elections of 202 are Gustavo Petro or 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 arrive separated by a narrow margin in the polls.
Whatever happens, the country will enter a new era.
Petro would mean a turn to the left after decades of being conservative.
Hernández, the coming to power of a construction businessman with a speech against the ruling political class, an electoral phenomenon that has been reproduced before in other countries.
One or the other will seize a nation divided, mired in discontent and in dire need of reform.
When are the presidential elections abroad and in the country?
Registrar Vega has confirmed that the logistics are ready for the voting of Colombians abroad, which began this Monday and will last until Saturday.
Colombians residing abroad can exercise their right to vote only at the consulate in their jurisdiction.
The national registrar said that 100% of the electoral kits are already in the 250 positions of 67 countries, so that the nationals go out to exercise their right to vote and assured that the difficulties in China and Russia in the first round have already been overcome. .
According to the Foreign Ministry, this Thursday 2,356 Colombians voted in embassies and consulates around the world.
On Sunday, all Colombians with the right to vote will be able to go to the polling stations where they have their citizenship card registered.
How to check the polling station?
The Registrar's website will be open so that citizens can check their polling place.
The citizenship card number must be entered and the department, city or municipality, voting station, address and table of the place destined to exercise your vote will appear;
You can also consult the map with the exact location.
Although it is recommended that voters know their polling station beforehand, during election day there will also be consultants prepared to answer citizens' questions.
How do you win the second round?
Article 190 of the Political Constitution establishes that the presidential candidate must get half plus one of the votes to win in the first round.
“The President of the Republic will be elected for a period of four years, by half plus one of the votes that, secretly and directly, are deposited by the citizens on the date and with the formalities determined by law.”
In this second round, the person who obtains the highest number of votes will be declared president.
The Constitution says that in the event of the death or permanent physical disability of one of the two candidates with the majority of votes, their party or political movement may register a new candidate for the second round.
“If he does not do so or if the absence is due to another cause, the person who obtained the third vote will replace him;
and so on successively and in descending order.
If the absence occurs less than two weeks before the second round, it will be postponed for fifteen days.
Prohibition schedule
The curfew in Colombia for the second presidential round begins on Saturday and ends on Monday.
The consumption of alcohol is prohibited throughout the national territory between Saturday, June 18, from 6:00 p.m. and Monday, June 20, until 12:00 p.m.
“The mayors must prohibit and restrict the sale and consumption of intoxicating beverages, in order to maintain or restore public order,” says Decree 979, which also adds: “Infringements of the provisions of this article will be subject to corrective measures. by mayors and police inspectors and station commanders, in accordance with the provisions of the National Code of Police and Coexistence.
voting juries
According to the Registrar's Office, this June 19 there will be 690,122 voting jurors for the proper exercise of the elections in this second presidential round.
The juries will be the same as in the first presidential round.
polling stations
The Minister of the Interior, Daniel Palacios, reported that some polling stations will be moved due to the rains and the landslides caused by these precipitations.
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