Colombia’s Ingrid Betancourt announces presidential bid
Al Jazeera, 19 Jan 2022
Ingrid Betancourt, a Colombian politician who was kidnapped and held hostage for six years by an armed rebel group, has launched a fresh bid for the presidency.
The announcement comes almost two decades after the former congresswoman was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2002 while campaigning for Colombia’s top office.
The leader of the Oxygen Green Party, Betancourt told reporters on Tuesday that she would vie to become the nominee to represent centrist parties in the race. If she wins the nomination, she will contest the first-round presidential election on May 29.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, Colombia.
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The announcement comes almost two decades after the former congresswoman was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2002 while campaigning for Colombia’s top office.
The leader of the Oxygen Green Party, Betancourt told reporters on Tuesday that she would vie to become the nominee to represent centrist parties in the race. If she wins the nomination, she will contest the first-round presidential election on May 29.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, Colombia.
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