Election
General elections were held in Gran Colombia in 1825 to elect the presidency and Congress. The result was a victory for Simón Bolívar, who received 582 of the 608 votes. Francisco de Paula Santander was elected vice president.
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General elections were held in Gran Colombia in 1825 to elect the presidency and Congress. The result was a victory for Simón Bolívar, who received 582 of the 608 votes. Francisco de Paula Santander was elected vice president.
The 1821 constitution provided for a system where Provincial Assemblies elected the president and vice president. If no candidate received a majority of the vote, an election would be held in the Congress.
Text from the Wikipedia article “1825 Colombian general election”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.