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Colombia held elections on 14 March 2010

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Colombia will hold elections to both houses of the Congress on 14 March 2010. The nationwide constituency for the 102-member Senate is being contested by 16 lists, comprising 948 candidates. There are 33 regional constituencies for the Chamber of Representatives, plus a few other ethnic minority constituencies. In all, 282 lists, with 1533 candidates, are contesting the 166 seats in the Chamber. Some 29 530 415 people are registered to vote.

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Colombian presidential elections of 2010 will be held on May 30

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

The Colombian presidential elections of 2010 will be held on May 30. A referendum proposal that would have allowed incumbent President Alvaro Uribe the opportunity to run for a third term, was rejected by the Constitutional Court of Colombia in a 7-2 ruling on February 26, 2010.