The president of Colombia, (Colombia Humana, left), stated this Sunday (June 21, 2026) in a publication on X that his son Andrés Petro, who lives abroad, discovered that a woman had voted in his place. The president demanded more surveillance at polling stations outside the country.
According to Petro, the consul reported to the young man that the irregularity “There was a lot happening that didn’t happen as much before.”. Despite the setback, Andrés managed to register his vote.
ELECTIONS
Colombia holds this Sunday the . Voters will choose between (Historic Pact, left) and (Defensores de la Patria, right) to succeed Petro in the period from 2026 to 2030.
According to a survey by the AtlasIntel institute on June 13, De la Espriella has 50.9% of voting intentions, against 43.1% for Cepeda.
De la Espriella led the 1st round, held on May 31, beating Cepeda by a difference of almost 3 percentage points. The advantage was 673 thousand votes in a universe of more than 41 million eligible voters.
