(FILES) Colombia's presidential candidate for the Defensores de la Patria movement, Abelardo de la Espriella, salutes from behind a bullet-proof glass following the preliminary results of the presidential runoff election at the Ventana al Mundo monument in Barranquilla, Colombia, on June 21, 2026. Colombia's incoming government, led by Abelardo de la Espriella, announced on July 1, 2026 that it would reduce the size of the state and give the green light to oil and gas extraction using fracking in response to the high budget deficit. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)