Editing President of Colombia (section)

== Selection process ==
===Eligibility===
The president must be a [[natural-born citizen]] of Colombia, at least 30 years of age. The [[Constitution of Colombia]] requires the president to meet the same [[Passive suffrage|eligibility]] requirements as the president that can be re-elected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Comp/Ejecutivo/Presidencia/requisitos.html|title=Requisitos para ser candidato presidencial|website=pdba.georgetown.edu|access-date=February 27, 2023|date=March 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cne.gov.co/la-entidad/resena-historica|title=Reseña Histórica|access-date=February 27, 2023|date=August 8, 2020|website=cne.gov.co}}</ref>

* be a [[Natural-born-citizen clause|natural-born citizen]]
* be a at least 30 years old

===Campaigns and nomination===
The modern presidential campaign begins before primary elections, which political parties use to clear the field of candidates before their national nominating conventions, where the most successful candidate is the party's or coalition's presidential candidate. In general, the presidential candidate of the party or, failing that, the coalition of parties chooses a candidate for the vice-presidency, generally being the second with the highest number of votes in the convention. The most common previous profession of presidents is that of a lawyer.

===Election===
The president and vice president serve a term of office of four years after being elected by [[Direct election|popular vote]]. Since 2015, the president has been barred from running for reelection, even for a nonconsecutive term.<ref>{{cite news |last1=L |first1=Elizabeth Reyes |title=Colombian lawmakers approve a one-term limit for presidents |url=https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2015/06/04/inenglish/1433416990_898964.html |work=EL PAÍS English Edition |date=4 June 2015 |language=en-us}}</ref>

From 1910 to 2005, the president was limited to a single term. However, on 24 November 2005, the [[Congress of Colombia|Colombian Congress]] introduced the [[Electoral Guarantees Law]] (Ley de Garantias Electorales), which modified Article 152, of the [[Colombian Constitution of 1991]] and allowed a president to run for a second term. The President or Vice President running for re-election was required to formally notify the [[National Electoral Council of Colombia|National Electoral Council]] and guarantee a fair competition for the other contenders. Participation of acting officials in political proselytism was standardized. Presidents or vice presidents not running for office were barred from participating on political proselytism. If one or both were running, they could only engage in political activity four months before the [[primary elections]]. Also, if the president and/or vice president were running for office, they could participate in their [[List of political parties in Colombia|political party]]'s selection mechanism to postulate candidates. In 2010, the [[Constitutional Court of Colombia]] threw out a planned referendum to allow presidents to run for three consecutive terms. It ruled that Colombian presidents could only serve two terms, even if they are nonconsecutive.<ref>{{cite book |title=The World Today Series: Latin America 2010 |last=Buckman |first=Robert T. |year=2010 |publisher=Stryker-Post Publications |location=[[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia]] |isbn=978-1-935264-12-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/latinamerica201000robe }}</ref> In 2015, a constitutional amendment repealed the 2004 changes and reverted to the original one-term limit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constitución Política de 1991 (Artículo 197)|url=http://www.secretariasenado.gov.co/senado/basedoc/constitucion_politica_1991_pr006.html#197|publisher=Secretaría General del Senado}}</ref>

===Inauguration===
{{Main|Colombian presidential inauguration}}
The inauguration of the President is made up of various ceremonies and traditions carried out on August 7 every four years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/elecciones-2022/actualidad-electoral/cuando-se-posesiona-el-presidente-de-colombia-2022-252724|title=Las razones por las que la ceremonia es el día de la Batalla de Boyacá y no en otra fiesta patria.|access-date=4 December 2022|date=15 June 2022|website=eltiempo.com}}</ref> Through democratic elections or coups, resignations and deaths, presidential inaugurations<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcnradio.com/colombia/asi-vivi-la-posesion-presidencial-un-dia-historico-detras-de-camaras|title=Así viví la posesión presidencial, un día histórico detrás de cámaras|access-date=11 November 2022|date=12 August 2022|website=rcnradio.com}}</ref> have been important events in the history of Colombia, which at the same time mark the beginning of new eras.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcnradio.com/politica/gustavo-petro-viajara-a-la-sierra-nevada-de-santa-marta-antes-de-posesionarse|title=Gustavo Petro viajará a la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta antes de posesionarse|access-date=11 November 2022|date=4 August 2022|website=rcanradio.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senalmemoria.co/articulos/7-de-agosto-batallas-posesiones|title=Más allá de una batalla, los actos presidenciales del 7 de agosto|access-date=17 August 2022|date=7 August 2022|website=señalmemoria.co}}</ref>

===Presidential sash===
{{Main|Colombian presidential sash}}
The presidential sash is considered [[Symbol|symbolic]], which determines the figure of the president, there are no official records, but the first [[presidential sash]] was introduced by [[Antonio Nariño]], who simulated the [[State decoration|decoration sash of order]], over the years it has had different designs being one of the most characteristic, its first design that only consisted of the 3 colors of the [[Flag of Colombia|national flag]], currently the presidential sash consists of the colors of the flag in the same order with the only difference that it consists of the [[Coat of Arms of Colombia|coat of arms]] in the central part, emulating the [[Flag of the President of Colombia|presidential flag]]