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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.
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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. |
