(FILES) Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, of the political movement Defensores de la Patria, speaks during an interview with AFP in Bogota on February 11, 2026. Colombians head to the polls to pick a new president between a hard-right White House-backed lawyer and a leftist senator that will decide the fate of the country's stumbling peace process and strained ties with Washington. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP via Getty Images)