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Starting at the bottom: former FARC guerrillas book first election victories
by Stephen Gill October 29,
The FARC on Monday announced its party’s first electoral victories since the former guerrillas laid down their weapons in 2017.
The demobilized rebels already took part in the 2018 congressional elections, but without success. The local elections allowed the FARC party its first electoral victories as the former guerrillas are slowly entering politics.
The former rebels’ political party took part in the elections with 308 candidates, 111 of them ex-combatants, who aspired in 23 departments to mayors, councils, assemblies and community action boards.
While the ex-combatants’ electoral impact was low as expected, they did manage to secure three mayoral positions in the departments of Bolivar, Cauca and Putumayo flying under the banners of other parties.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/starting-at-the-bottom-former-farc-guerrillas-book-first-election-victories/
