Ivan Cepeda

Senator and Historic Pact presidential candidate

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Born: October 24, 1962, Bogotá

Party: Alternative Democratic Pole

Education: Sofia University

Previous offices: member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

Stories

Colombia reshuffles Congress and narrows presidential field ahead of May vote

Rule Changes

As of June 2026: Lost presidential runoff; initially signaled challenge to results from 33,000 polling stations, later conceded no irregularities were found

Colombia's 10-month election cycle ended June 21 when conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella defeated leftist senator Iván Cepeda in the presidential runoff, 49.65% to 48.70% — a margin of fewer than 250,000 votes. His 12.9 million votes set a record for any Colombian presidential candidate. He takes office August 7.

Updated Jun 22