Overview
- Partial results show Pacto Histórico as the strongest force in both chambers yet short of an absolute majority, with projections of about 25 of 100 Senate seats, roughly five more than last cycle.
- No party secured a governing majority, making cross‑party alliances essential to pass legislation, with final certified tallies due in the coming days and the new Congress convening on July 20.
- Right‑wing senator Paloma Valencia won her bloc’s primary with 45.7 percent, altering the likely field of challengers for the May 31 presidential vote.
- Former FARC party Comunes lost all representation as its guaranteed seats under the 2016 peace deal expired and it failed to clear electoral thresholds, risking loss of legal party status.
- Authorities reported nearly 90 arrests for alleged electoral crimes, about €900,000 seized and roughly 1,400 complaints filed, after a campaign marked by more than 60 political killings, though election day was largely calm.