2002 Colombian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 26 May 2002.[1] Álvaro Uribe, the candidate of the recently created Colombia First movement, was elected, receiving 53% of the vote by the first round. Uribe took office on 7 August.[2]
Background
In the
Candidates
Conservative Party
In 2001 the governing coalition – composed of the
Following Ramírez Ocampo's withdrawal, the party's president,
Liberal Party
The official candidate of the Liberal Party was Horacio Serpa, who had already been the party's candidate in the 1998 election.[7] Despite being a polarizing figure, Serpa entered the election as the favourite.[8]
Álvaro Uribe's independent candidacy
Álvaro Uribe, the former Liberal governor of Antioquia (1995-1997), entered the race as a strong opponent of the peace talks with the FARC, but originally suffered from low name recognition against other better-known candidates. Uribe declined to participate in a Liberal primary, citing the lack of guarantees, and instead launched an independent candidacy (by collecting signatures from voters to win ballot access) with the backing of the Colombia First (Primero Colombia) movement.[9]
Uribe entered the field taking a hardline position against the peace talks with the FARC, arguing that peace talks should only be held following the cessation of hostilities and terrorist actions.[10]
The left
Campaign
With public opinion having turned against the continuation of peace talks with the guerrilla, Uribe saw his support in the polls increase at a consistent pace. He broke through, surpassing Serpa, beginning in February 2002, following President Pastrana's announcement that he was ending the peace process.[11]
The shift in the polls led a number of Conservatives to abandon their party's official candidate and join Uribe. Decrying the lack of support for his candidacy, Juan Camilo Restrepo dropped out and the Conservative Party chose to officially endorse Uribe.[12] Uribe also received the support of a number of other small parties and movements, including Radical Change, senator Germán Vargas Lleras' Colombia Siempre, the National Salvation Movement and Team Colombia.[9]
Opinion polls
Date | Polling Firm/Source | Uribe (L. diss.) | Serpa (L) | Garzón (PDI) | Sanín | Oth. | Lead |
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18–23 May | Napoleón Franco[13] | 48.2 | 27.4 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 10.1 | 20.8 |
12–14 May | Napoleón Franco[14] | 49.3 | 23 | 7.8 | 6 | 13.9 | 26.3 |
18-23 Apr | Napoleón Franco[15] | 47.6 | 27.4 | 7 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 20.2 |
1-2 Apr | Caracol-El Espectador-Cambio[16] | 51 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
20-23 Mar | Serpa internal[16] | 49 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
26 Feb-5 Mar | Uribe internal[16] | 54 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
21-24 Feb | Napoleón Franco[17] | 59.5 | 24 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 35.5 |
4 Feb | Napoleón Franco[18] | 53 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 29 | |
19-25 Jan 2002 | Napoleón Franco[19] | 39 | 30.1 | 0.9 | 16.9 | 13.1 | 8.9 |
19-22 Sep 2001 | Napoleón Franco[8] | 23.4 | 41.2 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 17.8 |
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Álvaro Uribe | Colombia First | 5,862,655 | 53.05 | |
Horacio Serpa | Colombian Liberal Party | 3,514,779 | 31.80 | |
Luis Eduardo Garzón | Independent Democratic Pole | 680,245 | 6.16 | |
Noemí Sanín | Yes Colombia | 641,884 | 5.81 | |
Íngrid Betancourt | Oxygen Green Party | 53,922 | 0.49 | |
Harold Bedoya Pizarro | Force Colombia | 50,763 | 0.46 | |
Francisco Tovar | Civic Defence Movement | 16,333 | 0.15 | |
Augusto Guillermo Lora | 19th of April Movement | 10,987 | 0.10 | |
Álvaro Cristancho | Common Participation Movement | 9,627 | 0.09 | |
Guillermo Antonio Cardona | Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement | 8,023 | 0.07 | |
Rodolfo Rincon | Community Participation | 6,311 | 0.06 | |
Blank votes | 196,116 | 1.77 | ||
Total | 11,051,645 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 11,051,645 | 98.24 | ||
Invalid votes | 198,089 | 1.76 | ||
Total votes | 11,249,734 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 24,208,311 | 46.47 | ||
Source: RNEC |
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p. 360
- ^ Franco, Napoleón; Stamato, Vicente (2008). Colombia Encuestada: Opinión Pública - Periodismo - Política. Bogotá: N. Franco & Cía. S.C.A. p. 255.
- ^ "Falleció el ex canciller Augusto Ramírez Ocampo". El Tiempo. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Quién es Quién - Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar". La Silla Vacía. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Daza, Javier Duque. "Institucionalización organizativa y procesos de selección de candidatos presidenciales en los partidos Liberal y Conservador colombianos 1974-2006". Estudios Políticos. 31. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Quién es Quién - Horacio Serpa Uribe". La Silla Vacía. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b Franco, p. 257
- ^ a b "Quién es Quién - Álvaro Uribe Vélez". La Silla Vacía. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Programa de Gobierno / Álvaro Uribe: Proceso de paz". Votebien.com. Terra.com.co. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Franco, p. 256
- ^ "Una elección histórica". Colombia.com. 27 May 2002. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Franco, p. 270
- ^ Franco, p. 269
- ^ Franco, p. 267
- ^ a b c Franco, p. 264
- ^ Franco, p. 262
- ^ Franco, p. 260
- ^ Franco, p. 259