I always believed one of the main problems with the presidential elections in Colombia, held every four years, is the timing: They always coincide with the Football World Cup! Football is an extremely popular sport in the country, and when the national squad qualifies for the tournament, the country turns its attention away from everything except this event.

The previous graph generated with Google Trends Search Data relates to this point at least in the online sphere: The Colombian people are more interested in searching information about World Cup topics than about presidential topics.

The first round of this election will take place on the 27th May and the second round on the 17th June (the World Cup starts on the 14th). Just saying ...