#undecided-voters

#undecided-voters

Just days remain until the first round of Colombia's presidential election on May 31, and millions of citizens still haven't decided which of the 12 candidates to vote for. This heterogeneous group of undecided voters includes people with no clear political affiliation, those disillusioned with democracy, people who prefer to cast a blank ballot, young people with no interest in politics, as well as potential abstainers. Various campaigns estimate that, in this final stretch, these undecideds could represent a third of the total electorate.

In this election cycle, debates are perhaps the most important because we have such a large swath of electorate that is still undecided, said Sara Sadhwani, a politics professor at Pomona College.

If Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald ­enters the race, our poll suggests it would become an even tighter four-horse race, with Connolly ­suffering most damage - but it would still leave nearly a third of people in the undecided camp. These unenthusiastic voters hold the key to Áras an Uachtaráin and a wise candidate would be offering them something to latch on to.