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The 2006 Colombian presidential election was held on 28 May 2006. Álvaro Uribe was re-elected as President of the Republic and will serve another four-year term starting on 7 August 2006. Uribe obtained 62.20% of the votes thus surpassing the 50% needed to avoid a runoff against the second place candidate.Following a constitutional amendment enacted by the government this was the first occasion in over 100 years that a Colombian president was eligible for immediate re-election.
