Countries / South America
COL
Elections in Colombia
republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
GP
Gustavo Petro live
Head of state & government - Alianza Democrática
In office since
7 August 2022
Party
Alianza Democrática
Region
South America
Next election
-
Government
republic
Capital
Bogotá
Population
52 321 152
Country facts
Legislature
Congress of Colombia
Established
1810
Currency
Colombian peso
Official language
Spanish
Capital
Bogotá
Region
South America
Area
1,141,748 km2
Election history
13 March 2022parliamentary
Colombian parliamentary election
turnout 48.0%
17 June 2018presidential
Colombian presidential election
won: Iván Duque · turnout 54.5%
25 May 2014presidential
Colombian presidential election
won: Juan Manuel Santos
20 June 2010presidential
Colombian presidential election
won: Juan Manuel Santos
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2022 - Iván Duque Gustavo Petro
peaceful - no coup recorded
2018 - Juan Manuel Santos Iván Duque
peaceful - no coup recorded
2010 - Álvaro Uribe Vélez Juan Manuel Santos
peaceful - no coup recorded
2002 - Andrés Pastrana Arango Álvaro Uribe Vélez
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.