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The FARC arrives at Congress to become a political party

On Sunday August 27th, more than a thousand delegates of the Farc will gather in Bogotá to discuss its future, including the new political party’s name and what it will stand for. Español

By ¡PACIFISTA!
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From left to right, three ex-commanders of the Farc: ‘Pablo Catatumbo’, ‘Timochenko’ and ‘Iván Márquez’. Photo: Courtesy of PACIFISTA. All rights reserved.

This article has been published as part of the partnership between ¡PACIFISTA! and democraciaAbierta. You can read the original article here.

"Excited to return to my land, all of us together will build the bases of a #NuevoPartido (New Party) that gives voice to those who have been forgotten," 'Timochenko' wrote in his Twitter account August 21. Attached to his Tweet was a photo of him about to board on a place to fly to Colombia.

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