Colombians voted for mayors and governors

Colombians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a total of 1,101 mayors, 32 governors, 1,101 municipal councils, 32 departmental assemblies and 1,040 local administrative boards.

The electoral campaign was marked by the killing of seven candidates and attacks about a dozen other candidates, while over 100 have been threatened, according to the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE).

These elections could influence the 2022 presidential contest.

A total of 36.8 million people were eligible to vote in Sunday's elections. However at 2 pm less than half the eligible people had voted.

According to the country's electoral authorities, 11,590 voting centers were installed across in 26 departments and 190 municipalities in the country.