
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on June 16, 2026, shows Colombia's presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella (L), of the Defensores de la Patria political movement, listening during an interview with AFP in Bogota on February 11, 2026, and Colombia's presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda, for the Pacto Historico party, smiling during a press conference in Bogota, on June 1, 2026, the day after the presidential election. Colombians face two starkly different economic models against a backdrop of messy government finances. Rightwing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wants a leaner state with pro-business policy while leftist Ivan Cepeda is pushing for greater government spending on social programs in the runup to the June 21 election. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP via Getty Images)

