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Farc senator Sandra Ramirez elected second vice-president of Congress
But problems on the ground remain for former Farc guerillas
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LESS than a decade ago, Sandra Ramirez was a Farc guerilla engaged in conflict with the state, knowing that each day could be her last.
Today, she sits in the Colombian Senate as its newly elected second vice-president, a development that has raised hopes for the future of the peace process and reaffirmed the Farc political party’s commitment to its post-2016 struggle within electoral politics.
Under the peace agreement’s terms on political participation, one of its core components, the Farc re-formed as a political party and entered the Colombian congress, where it is guaranteed 10 seats for two electoral terms, a total of eight years.
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