In the presidential elections held in May, the winner turned out to be the opposition liberal candidate, Alvaro Uribe, who obtained 53 per cent of the votes cast, making a second round of voting unnecessary.
Les élections présidentielles de mai ont vu le triomphe du candidat dissident libéral Álvaro Uribe, qui a obtenu 53 % des voix, rendant ainsi inutile un second tour.