I have 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 graph above, generated with Google Trends data, supports this point, at least in the online sphere: Colombians are more interested in searching for information about World Cup topics than about the presidential race.

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