The Registrar’s Office has opened the registration of candidates to Parliament in person and online: these are the news

The Registry begins the period for registration of lists with Parliament, which will last for one month – Credit National Registration Authority

The countdown has begun to see how the new Republic Parliament will be established for the period 2026-2030. The National Civil Registration Authority, which is leading the process, announced that the deadline for candidate registration officially began on November 8th. Candidates will seek 102 Senate seats and 182 House seats, which will be filled by the loser of the presidential election.

According to director Hernán Penagos, This stage will define which candidates will be listed on the electoral card and will also consider registering candidates in the 16 Special Transitional Peace Regions (Sitreps).which grants additional seats in the House of Representatives to victims of armed conflict. That is not the case with the 10 seats given to the Comnes party, an offshoot of the defunct FARC guerrillas.

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Colombians will hold their own elections

Colombians will elect new members of parliament for 2026-2030 on March 8 – Credit Press Chamber

In fact, after the 2016 peace agreement was signed, there were five seats in the Senate and the same number in the House of Representatives. This is because the two periods in which this delegate could have been obtained regardless of the number of votes have already been completed.. Its members now have to compete for seats with other groups, so the total number of MPs has decreased. Register for the phase, which lasts until December 8th.

“Candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives may be nominated by political parties and movements with legal status.key citizen groups collecting signatures, social movements, coalitions, white vote advocates, indigenous and African-descendant organizations recognized by the Home Office,” Penagos said. timehighlighting different constituencies.

Candidates from the Comunes party, made up of former FARC members, will have to contest on the ballot for positions in parliament – Credit @sandraramirezcomunes/Instagram

Regarding application qualifications, The Registrar’s Office recalled that senators of the Republic must be Colombian by birth.be an active citizen and be 30 years of age or older on Election Day. On the other hand, the requirements for the House of Representatives, in addition to the other requirements mentioned, are to be a practicing citizen, to have reached the age of 25, and obviously to have a sufficient number of votes to reach the corporation.

The organization has also introduced innovations in the registration process. first time, Candidates can accept applications through digital mechanisms. “We are introducing this method so that candidates can easily, quickly and securely accept their candidature. The purpose of the National Register is to provide all guarantees and technical tools to facilitate the participation of voters and candidates,” he said.

If you are interested, please register directly. At the Headquarters of the Regional Registrar in Bogota or at the Delegation of the Departmentsand can be accessed virtually through the web portal www.registraduria.gov.co. Acceptance of a candidacy is done through a unique security code that the company sends to the candidate’s email or WhatsApp, allowing the process to be completed directly from the candidate’s device.