"The Salvacion Nacional party held its final campaign rally on Saturday ahead of Colombia’s congressional elections, with presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella leading the event in Bogota. Footage filmed in the capital shows supporters gathered in Suba’s main square, where they voiced their backing for de la Espriella. As at previous events, he addressed the crowd from behind a bulletproof lectern. "I have the drive, the character and the guts to do what Colombia needs to be done," he told supporters. As a far-right 'outsider' candidate often compared to figures like Nayib Bukele, de la Espriella has centred his platform on security, "iron-fist" policies against guerrillas, and the resumption of aerial spraying (fumigation) of coca crops. "[Abelardo de la Espriella] is the hope this country has to get out of this dire situation that this man [President Gustavo Petro] has left us in. We hope that, in God’s name, he wins, and that Abelardo arrives to help all Colombians and this decent country," said a supporter at the rally On 8 March, Colombians will elect new members of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia for the 2026–2030 term, in a vote covering both the Senate and the House of Representatives. A total of 103 senators are elected by popular vote. Of these, 100 are elected in a single nationwide constituency through party lists competing nationwide. The remaining three seats are reserved for two representatives of Indigenous communities and for the presidential candidate who finishes second in the presidential race, who is automatically awarded a seat in the Senate."