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The former FARC guerrilla group took a small representation in the Colombian Congress, dominated by the right wing of the new president, Ivn Duque, who opposed the agreement of peace that ended half a century of armed conflict. "For the first time, here are five senators and five representatives of the Commonwealth External Revolutionary Alternative, born with the demobilization and disarmament of the FARC," said the late President, Juan Manuel Santos, at the meeting. the installation of the Parliament of 280 party members of the FARC: now that they have left the arms, now that they have agreed to offer the truth and accept transitional justice , now that they have sworn to respect our Constitution and the norms and principles of our republic: welcome to this temple of democracy! "
The former guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, dissolved, occupied the sieges.According to the historical agreement that deeply divided the country, the former communist ex – combatants did not. occupied only seven of the ten reserved seats, according to the historic peace pact that deeply divided the country.
Among them, the former commanders Carlos Antonio Lozada and Pablo Catatumbo.
"This day will be remembered in l 39. history like that where ordinary people have met men and women from @FARC_EPueblo in Congress, "wrote the leader of the former guerrilla Rodrigo Londoo (Tymoshenko) on Twitter Ivn Mrquez, the former chief negotiator in Cuba, did not take office by disfiguring the peace agreement and in solidarity with Jess Santrich, arrested in Bogot and requested the extradition of the United States for drug trafficking
established that Mrquez will go it to the Chamber of Deputies of Senate and Santrich.
The former guerrilla group appeared in the National Capitol with signs that said "Convergence for Hope", in an alliance reference that
"Peace opens up opportunities to reach to alternative voices in the Congress of the Republic, "Lozada's press said.
FARC members received a warm welcome from the Democratic Center, Parti de Duque and led by former president and Senator Alvaro Uribe, an opponent of Santos and the 2016 agreement.
"Congress with people convicted of atrocious crimes, without repairing the victims, without carrying out symbolic and inadequate sanctions."
Duke promised to change the agreement reached after four years of negotiations at Havan consider him indulgent with ex-combatants.
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