December 29, 2025 is the deadline for political parties and movements to request financing advances from the National Electoral Council (CNE). This is an essential requirement for participation in the inter-party consultations scheduled for March 8, 2026.
Pursuant to Resolution 11745 of 2025, the Electoral Body established the conditions governing the provision of public resources to those wishing to participate in the electoral instrument before the presidential process.
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“Political parties and movements with legal status as well as significant citizen groups, Anyone who intends to take part in the presidential consultations with their pre-candidates must submit the application for advance payment to the single point of contact of the National Fund for Financing Parties and Election Campaigns of the National Electoral Council by December 29, 2025 at the latest.” says the regulations.
The funds may be requested up to 80% of the amount of government funding allocated, the exact amount depending on the availability of the budget and the value of the funds obtained in previous campaigns for the position in question, in accordance with the provisions of Article 22 of Law 1475 of 2011.
The basic requirements include the obligation to provide policies or bank guarantees covering the expected value in the event that the minimum votes required to reimburse the costs are not reached.
Regarding the delivery mechanism, the CNE stated that the transfer can only be managed by political parties or movements and, in the case of citizens’ groups, by a designated representative of the Registration Committee.
“For the transfer of advance funds, political parties and movements with legal status and significant citizen groups must comply with the other provisions established in Resolution No. 10297 of 2025, including the formalization of the registration of candidates for presidential consultations,” the agency stated.
Parallel to that The electoral authority has set the deadline for receiving advance applications from the candidates for the seats of peace (Citrep) and stipulated that this deadline also expires on December 29after an extension from the original December 17 deadline.
“Extend the deadline provided for in the second article of Resolution No. 10298 of 2025 for the submission of the application for advance payment of state funding by the organizations promoting lists of special peace transition districts until December 29, 2025,” the CNE said.
Likewise, the company stated that “the number of pre-applications submitted was not proportional to the number of organizations duly promoting lists registered for the Special Transitional Peace Districts.”
On the other hand, the National Electoral Council (CNE) has established the maximum allowable spending limit for the campaigns of the presidential candidates who will participate in the cross-party consultations scheduled for March 2026.
According to Resolution No. 12111 of 2025, The electoral authority sets a limit of $18,555,000,000, which is half the amount approved for the first round of presidential elections. of 2026 and at the same time exceeds the amount earmarked for a possible second round by $1.2 billion.
This measure is intended to anticipate significant competition for specific financial controls, as documented by the CNE.
The regulations stipulate that the spending limit does not apply to each candidate individually, but rather applies jointly to each party, coalition or significant citizen group that reports one or more preliminary candidates. In this way, all participants within the same community must distribute this spending cap equally.
“It must be issued jointly by the campaigns of all candidates of the respective party or political movement, significant civic group or coalition, divided equally among each of the preliminary candidates.”who are registered and will participate in the consultation on March 8, 2026,” the resolution said.
Regarding economic incentives, the regulator has noted this The replacement for each valid vote in the consultation is $8,287Amount the campaigns receive based on the results.
The resolution also stipulates that each candidate can take part in the debates they organize up to three times Institutional channel and the national radio station in the weeks leading up to Election Day.
According to the order of the electoral court Each candidate can present their government program for five minutes and has the right to an additional contribution of up to ten minutes for the final speech in the last week before the vote.; All costs arising from these spaces must be borne by the communities themselves.
The regulations also include the regulation of the maximum number of billboards, the restrictions on radio advertising and in the printed press, as well as other elements related to electoral advertising, thus creating a regulatory framework that, according to the CNE documentation, aims to ensure fair, transparent and adapted consultations to Colombian legal standards.
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