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Ivan Marquez (second left), a former Farc leader, announces the withdrawal of former guerrilla commander Rodrigo Londono from the race for president
Meanwhile, US sends its first charge d’affaires to Venezuela in seven years after Maduro kidnapping
LEFT-WING political party Farc announced today that it would not contest the country’s presidential election.
It follows Farc presidential candidate Rodrigo Londono, also known as Timochenko, undergoing heart surgery yesterday.
The party cited the barriers placed in its path by the Colombian establishment and violence against its candidates.
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
Alvaro Uribe is found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud, reports NICK MACWILLIAM
