bogota veteran farc leader rodrigo londono know timochenko run presidency colombia next year back former farc rebel group new political party say wednesday however ex-commanders likely face trials human right crimes unclear would serve office sentence marxist farc demobilize peace deal government last year end five decades war revolutionary alternative common force party still refer spanish initial farc party guarantee 10 seat congress 2026 accord regardless success elections among senate candidates former guerrilla commanders ivan marquez pablo catatumbo carlos antonio lozada victoria sandino farc say wednesday party also run candidates low house five district group reiterate willingness form coalition leftist party tacit acknowledgement may little electoral pull among skeptical colombians manifest willingness hold talk social political group movements make unite list farc say statement londono best know war alias timochenko suffer stroke year receive treatment cuba remain unclear farc members would complete term try sentence transitional justice tribunals task bring former rebel justice crimes like murder kidnap rape maximum sentence tribunals hand eight years convict avoid traditional jail instead reparations work like remove land mine wednesday press conference farc leaders clarify would serve possible sentence hold elect position 11,000 farc fighters supporters hand weapons unite nations demobilization another 1,000 refuse lay arm continue operate lucrative drug traffic illegal mine operations farc seek distance dissidents government authorize air raid crowd field 2018 presidential race look set focus issue like economy corruption implementation deal cornerstone current president juan manuel santos legacy security however remain mind many voters especially farmers kill confrontation police last month colombia 's farc leader timochenko run presidency 2018