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Elections in Colombia gives information on Election and election results in Colombia . An Election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the Legislature , and sometimes the Executive and Judiciary , and in which electorates choose Local Government officials. Colombia elects on national level a Head Of State - the President - and a Legislature . The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The '' Congress (''Congreso'') has two Chambers . The Chamber Of Representatives ''' (''Cámara de Representantes'') has 161 members, elected for a four year term by Proportional Representation . The ''' Senate Of The Republic ''' (''Senado de la República'') has 102 members, elected for a four year term by Proportional Representation . Colombia has a Two-party System , which means that there are two dominant Political Parties , a situation which has usually meant that it would be difficult for anybody to achieve significant electoral success under the banner of any other party. Dissidents from the two main Parties usually have chances to win elections, if they are not confronted by strong challengers from their own former party (in which cases their traditional opponents tend to win). Recent electoral inroads made by a number of independent candidates towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, such as the elections of Antanas Mockus and later Luis Eduardo Garzón as mayors of Bogotá, amid a climate of perceived generalized dissatisfaction with the country's traditional political background, have tended to shows signs that past electoral trends may be weakening and the potential for diversity could be increasing. LATEST ELECTIONS 2006 Presidential election See Also: Colombian presidential election, 2006 2006 Parliamentary election See Also: Colombian legislative election, 2006 PAST ELECTIONS SEE ALSO
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