Even though there are 9 presidential candidates , most of the attention has gone to Juan Manuel Santos, the candidate of the pro-Álvaro Uribe Party of the U (officially, 'Social Party of National Unity'), and Antanas Mockus, candidate of the centrist Green Party, whose surprisingly good results on the parliamentary elections of March 14 boosted his aspirations on his race to the Casa de Nariño (the same day he won the internal election of his party, and later centrist candidate and former Mayor of Medellín Sergio Fajardo became his vice-presidential running mate).
Si bien hay 9 candidatos presidenciales, la mayor parte de la atención se la han llevado Juan Manuel Santos, candidato del uribista Partido de la U (oficialmente 'Partido Social de Unidad Nacional'), y Antanas Mockus, candidato del centrista Partido Verde, cuyos sorprendentes buenos resultados en las elecciones parlamentarias del 14 de marzo impulsaron sus aspiraciones en su camino a la Casa de Nariño (ese mismo día ganó la consulta interna de su partido, y posteriormente el candidato centrista y ex alcalde de Medellín Sergio Fajardo se convirtió en su fórmula vicepresidencial).