Colombia's Congressional elections have seen the right-wing, Democratic Center party win big. But with no clear majority in Congress, their chances of winning the presidential race in May are still up in the air. CGTN's Michelle Begue has more from Bogota.

Critics of the peace deal between the Colombian government and the FARC rebel group were seen as the winners of the Congressional elections held on Sunday. In the first elections since demobilization, the FARC militant group turned political party only received less than one percent of the vote. Former President Alvaro Uribe ran for a senate seat. His right-wing political party, the Democratic Center - critical of the peace accord- won the most seats of any political party. But one analyst points out this doesn't mean they have a majority in Congress. The Democratic Center won 19 seats in the Senate out of 108 and in the House 35 out of a 171.

PEDRO VIVEROS POLITICAL ANALYST "There is a majority lead by Alvaro Uribe, and of his sector, but when you add up all the seats in the House and Senate, the other parties who do not have an absolute majority they create a counterweight to Alvaro Uribe."

Sunday's vote is considered a barometer for the first round of presidential elections that will be held on May 27th.

Over nine million citizens voted in Inter-party Consultations to choose presidential candidates. Ivan Duque won the right-wing coalition with the support of Alvaro Uribe, and former Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro won a left-wing primary.

PEDRO VIVEROS POLITICAL ANALYST "We are going to start seeing alliances with the other parties that have an important amount of votes - without an absolute majority - so they can start to gather around candidates like Uribe's candidate, of the right, Lleras, of the center right and Petro of the left."

MICHELLE BEGUE BOGOTA, COLOMBIA "While alliances are formed in the next two months, candidates will need to gather more support for their campaigns, as Colombians continue to show high absentee rates at the polls. - Colombia's National Registry reported that more than half of the country's 36.5 eligible voters stayed home on Sunday. Michelle Begue, CGTN Colombia."