Colombia’s
Marxist FARC rebel group will officially launch its new political
party on September 1, part of a peace deal with the government under
which former guerrilla fighters will serve in congress.
The
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia fought the government for more
than half a century, but handed in its weapons as part of a deal
negotiated during more than four years of talks in Cuba.
“From
September 1 we will be publicly launching our new political
movement,” said FARC secretariat member Carlos Antonio Lozada.
The launch will be celebrated at an event outside of Congress in
Bogota’s Bolivar Plaza. The accord allows the FARC 10 unelected
seats in Congress through 2026 and grants amnesty to the majority of
ex-fighters.
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