Colombia Bans Sale, Consumption of Alcohol during Presidential Elections

The Colombian Ministry of the Interior decided to ban and restrict the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in order to preserve public order during the presidential elections in

Colombia scheduled for May 29, according to the Spanish newspaper "Timbo".

The newspaper pointed out that the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited and restricted from tomorrow, Saturday, May 28, until Monday, May 30.

There are eight presidential candidates in this first round, and if none of them gets a simple majority of the vote - as polls indicate - there will be a second-round between the two most voted on June 19 to determine who succeeds the incumbent president, Ivan Duque, and the winner will take the job. His duties on August 7.