BOGOTA: Disarmed fighters from Colombia’s leftist FARC rebel force sought political rebirth on Sunday (Monday in Manila) as they launched steps to transform into a party and seek elected office after ending a half-century armed struggle.

About 1,200 delegates from the freshly demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia attended the opening of a founding congress to choose their political representatives ahead of next year’s general elections.

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