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FORMER guerilla leader Rodrigo Londono, known widely as Timochenko, has vowed not to give up his presidential election campaign run in favour of former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro.
Timochenko, who led the Farc liberation movement and heads a political party with the same acronym, has suffered verbal and physical abuse during campaigning.
Over 50 members of his Revolutionary Alternative Force for the Commons have been assassinated by far-right death squads.
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