# Colombia's New National Electoral Council Takes Office for 2026-2030 Term

Nine magistrates were sworn in to lead Colombia's National Electoral Council for the 2026-2030 constitutional period.

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Nine magistrates formally assumed their positions at Colombia's National Electoral Council (CNE) on August 31, 2026, before President Abelardo de la Espriella. [^1]

The nine magistrates selected by the Congress of the Republic on August 25, 2026, are Nubia Stella Martínez, Cielo Rusinque, Ana Jimena Bautista, José Antonio Parra, Plinio Alarcón, Silvio Carrasquilla, Juan Carlos Wills, Juan Felipe Lemos, and Gersel Pérez. [^2]

The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Colombia confirmed its new board of directors for the 2026-2030 period. [^3]

President Abelardo de la Espriella presided over the swearing-in ceremony, marking the official start of the new institutional stage for the CNE. [^4]

An investigation by La Silla Vacía revealed that a witness contract supervised by Parra lacked justification for at least $182 billion pesos. [^5]

José Antonio Parra was elected vice-president of the CNE. [^6]

Juan Felipe Lemos was elected president of the CNE tribunal after not being re-elected to the Senate. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Nine magistrates formally assumed their positions at Colombia's National Electoral Council (CNE) on August 31, 2026, before President Abelardo de la Espriella. (Las2orillas.co: Historias, voces y noticias de Colombia, News)
2. The nine magistrates selected by the Congress of the Republic on August 25, 2026, are Nubia Stella Martínez, Cielo Rusinque, Ana Jimena Bautista, José Antonio Parra, Plinio Alarcón, Silvio Carrasquilla, Juan Carlos Wills, Juan Felipe Lemos, and Gersel Pérez. (Las2orillas.co: Historias, voces y noticias de Colombia, News)
3. The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Colombia confirmed its new board of directors for the 2026-2030 period. (La Silla Vacía, News)
4. President Abelardo de la Espriella presided over the swearing-in ceremony, marking the official start of the new institutional stage for the CNE. (Las2orillas.co: Historias, voces y noticias de Colombia, News)
5. An investigation by La Silla Vacía revealed that a witness contract supervised by Parra lacked justification for at least $182 billion pesos. (La Silla Vacía, News)
6. José Antonio Parra was elected vice-president of the CNE. (La Silla Vacía, News)
7. Juan Felipe Lemos was elected president of the CNE tribunal after not being re-elected to the Senate. (La Silla Vacía, News)

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