Colombia's Marxist FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, known as Timochenko, speaks during a news conference in Bogota, Colombia November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's Marxist FARC will support a presidential candidate in 2018 to prevent a peace accord being modified or scrapped, rebel leader Rodrigo Londono said on Friday, an apparent bid to block former President Alvaro Uribe's right-wing party taking office.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia signed a peace agreement with the government on Thursday, converting it into a political party that will have some weight when President Juan Manuel Santos stands down.
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