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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.

[edit] Results

e • d **Summary of the 28 May 2006 Colombian presidential election results**
Parties - Candidates	Votes	%
Álvaro Uribe Vélez - Colombia First (Primero Colombia)	7,363,421	62.35
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.

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