US EditionColombia’s left picks Ivan Cepeda as 2026 presidential candidate
- On Sunday, Senator Ivan Cepeda won the Historic Pact primary, becoming the left's 2026 presidential candidate in the coalition that elected President Gustavo Petro in 2022.
- To choose a successor to Petro, the Historic Pact held a primary letting registered voters participate in any primary to pick the main leftist candidate for next year.
- With 97% of polling stations reported and nearly 2.5 million votes tallied, turnout remained low versus 41.2 million potential voters, counting showed Cepeda with 1.02 million votes.
- Corcho's concession put Cepeda on track for the May vote, and the Electoral Council must decide in the coming weeks on his March 2026 referendum participation.
- Colombian law bars polls until Oct. 31, creating uncertainty as reliable voter data remains scarce while Cepeda rallied supporters in Bogota on Oct. 26, known for his feud with former president Alvaro Uribe.
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Colombia's left picks Ivan Cepeda as 2026 presidential candidate
Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda was elected to be the left's 2026 presidential candidate on Sunday after a primary vote by the Historic Pact, a leftist coalition that brought the country's current president, Gustavo Petro, to power in 2022.
Iván Cepeda’s Primary Win For the Left And What It Signals For Colombia’s 2026 Race
Iván Cepeda, a veteran senator and human-rights advocate, has won the Colombian left’s open primary, giving the governing coalition a clear standard-bearer for the 2026 presidential election. With nearly all tables counted, Cepeda took roughly two-thirds of the vote—about 1.48 million—doubling former health minister Carolina Corcho. Former Medellín mayor Daniel Quintero, who withdrew late but […]
Colombian senator Iván Cepeda has won the internal popular consultation of the party of the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, this Sunday, and will be the candidate of the formation that led the current president to the head of state in 2022, after defeating the former health minister, Carolina Corcho, in a day that has also served to shape the lists to the coalition Congress.
Colombians will go to the polls in May to elect a successor to President Pedro
The senator of the left, winner of the day of 26 October, addressed the need to join efforts with a view to what will be, according to him, his presence in the consultation of the Broad Front on 8 March 2026; although his participation is still a cause of intense legal discussion
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