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Colombia sets up its new Congress for the next four years and the big news is the beginning of 10 former members of the FARC guerrillas as parliamentarians.
These 10 seats, 5 for the Senate and 5 for the House, they were guaranteed to the FARC political party, after the negotiations of the peace agreement with the government of Juan Manuel Santos, so that it was not possible for them to do so. they did not reach the number of votes in the general election.
members of the former guerrillas will have the opportunity to discuss bills but will not be able to participate in the vote.
However, Luciano Marín's refusal to assume the position and the possible disqualification of Jesús Santrich as a parliamentarian created uncertainty.
► Who will occupy the 10 seats?
TO THE SENATE:
– Jorge Torres Victoria, aka 'Pablo Catatumbo', former member of the FARC Secretariat, participated in guerrilla negotiations during the peace process with the Colombian government
– Judith Simanca Herrera, aka "Victoria Sandino", one of the architects of the Havana Peace Agreement and promoter of the inclusion of the gender approach in said text
– Julian Gallo Cubillos, aka "Carlos Antonio Lozada", former FARC negotiator during the Havana dialogues. Gallo was part of the guerrillas for 39 years, now he is responsible for communications FARC
– Criselda Lobo Silva, aka "Sandra Ramírez", was part of the guerrilla since 1982, there are 36 years old, and was trained as a nurse. He was one of the FARC's deceased commanders
– Luciano Marín Arango, aka "Iván Márquez" (uncertain seat), former head of the guerrilla delegation during the Havana peace process. Today, he is one of the party's most visible leaders
Marín announced that he would not assume office because he rejects the situation of Jesús Santrich, for an alleged modification of the peace agreement after being signed and because he considers that they do not have the conditions of guerrilla transit to legal policy [19659013] IN THE HOUSE:
– Omar de Jesús Restrepo, alias "Olmedo Ruíz", former commander of the FARC guerrillas in which he remained for thirty years
– Luis Alberto Albán Urbano, alias "Marcoleón Calarcá", former member of the FARC staff
– Reinaldo Cala, aka "Jairo Quintero", was part of the guerrilla for 35 years. [19659007] – Seuxis Paucias Hernández Solarte, aka Jesús Santrich. Doubts remain as to whether he will take up his seat because he is being held for drug trafficking and could lose his job after spending eight days without taking office.
But his situation would be more complicated if he was found guilty of drug trafficking, he would automatically lose his mandate as a representative of the House.
– Jairo González Mora, aka "Byron Yepes", unable to take the job because of health problems, his replacement was Carlos Carreño, aka Sergio Marin
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