Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 26 February 1978 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 111 of the 199 Chamber seats and 62 of the 112 Senate seats.
Within Liberal ranks, lists supporting presidential pre-candidate Julio César Turbay Ayala soundly defeated lists supporting his rival for the party's nomination, former President Carlos Lleras Restrepo. Unofficial results showed about 1,441,000 votes for pro-Turbay Liberal lists and 673,000 votes for pro-Lleras Liberals.[2] This victory confirmed Turbay's candidacy as the official Liberal candidate for the June presidential election, in which he defeated Conservative candidate Belisario Betancur.
References
^Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^"ELECTION FORECASTS: PRELIMINARY PROJECTIONS FOR THE JUNE 4 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION" (Document). WikiLeaks. 24 May 1978. WikiLeaks cable: 1978BOGOTA04965_d. {{cite document}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)
