Senator Iván Cepeda won the ruling Historic Pact coalition's primary on 26 October 2025 with 65.12% of votes, securing the left-wing nomination (Colombia One). Sergio Fajardo, a centrist and former mayor of Medellín, announced his third consecutive presidential candidacy in July 2025 and on 8 December 2025 confirmed he would skip the March 2026 interparty primaries to run directly in the May first round (Colombia One). Abelardo de la Espriella, a criminal defense lawyer running as a far-right independent, submitted over 4.8 million signatures on 4 December 2025 to qualify for the ballot and also announced he would skip right-wing primaries (Infobae). In early December 2025 polling by Invamer, Cepeda led with 31.9% support, followed by de la Espriella at 18.2% and Fajardo at 8.5% (The City Paper Bogotá). 

This question will be resolved using official results published by the Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil, Colombia's official electoral authority, which can be accessed at https://www.registraduria.gov.co or https://observatorio.registraduria.gov.co.

The question will resolve based on which candidate wins the Colombian presidency in either the first round (31 May 2026) or, if necessary, the second (runoff) round (21 June 2026). The candidate must be declared the official winner by the Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil.