Candidates will maintain the same position on the ballot for Colombia's second round

Candidates competing in Colombia's presidential runoff election on June 21 will retain their original ballot placements from the first round of voting, the National Civil Registry announced Friday. This logistical decision means the ballot design will remain the same despite a reduction in the number of candidates from the initial 13.

The officialist Pacto Histórico party's ticket, featuring presidential candidate Iván Cepeda and vice-presidential aspirant Aída Quilcué, will appear on the far left of the ballot. On the other hand, right-leaning candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, representing the Defensores de la Patria movement, along with his running mate José Manuel Restrepo, will be situated in the central section of the ballot.

The right-hand quadrant of the ballot will be exclusively reserved for the "voto en blanco" (blank vote) option. This choice garnered 406,970 votes, representing 1.71% of the total participation in the first round. The electoral authority reminded voters that marking more than one valid box on the ballot will result in an automatic annulment of the vote during the counting process.

According to consolidated final scrutiny data from the National Electoral Council (CNE), De la Espriella secured his place in the runoff by winning the most votes in the first round, with 10.3 million (43.78%). Iván Cepeda followed, advancing to the second round with the support of 9.7 million voters (40.98%).