Colombia's FARC -- a political party formed from a former rebel group following a historic peace deal -- said Wednesday it was fielding its leader as a candidate in next year's presidential election.

Rodrigo Londono, better known by his nom de guerre 'Timochenko,' will be the party's choice for the polls, the first round of which is to take place in May 2018, a FARC spokesman told a news conference.

Source: AFP