Republica de Colombia
Republic of Colombia

Sistema Electoral Electoral System

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National Executive
Composition			1 President and 1 Vice-President
Election System			Absolute Majority
Duration of Term			Four years
Term Limits			Two consecutive terms
Upper House of the National Legislature - Senate
Composition			102 members
Election System			100 senators are elected though closed-list proportional representation in a single national district
			2 additional senators are elected by indigenous communities in a single national district
Duration of Term			Four years
Term Limits			No
Lower House of the National Legislature - Chamber of Deputies
Composition			166 members
Election System			Closed-list proportional representation in 33 districts corresponding to the country's departments and the nation's capital
Duration of Term			Four years
Term Limits			No
State / Provincial Executive
Composition			1 governor per each of Colombia's 33 departments
Election System			Plurality
Duration of Term			Four Years
Term Limits			Consecutive re-election is prohibited

District magnitude for PR districts?		- 100 for Senate - For the Chamber of Deputies, district magnitude ranges from 2 to 18, with an average of 5
Threshold for PR seats		2% for senators and no less than 50% of the electoral quotient for other proportional representation seats
Voting legally compulsory?		No
Gender quotas?		30%
Quotas for minority representation?		2 out of the 102 Senate seats for indigenous peoples
Is remote voting possible?		Voting at foreign consulates is allowed for all national elections
Concurrent Elections?		No