FILE PHOTO - Humberto de la Calle, the government's chief peace negotiator, gestures during an interview with Reuters in Cartagena, Colombia, September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga
BOGOTA (Reuters) - After four years negotiating a peace accord that ended a five-decade conflict with Marxist FARC rebels, presidential candidate Humberto De La Calle said late on Wednesday he will ensure the Andean nation does not return to the nightmare of war if he wins office.
Center-left De La Calle, a 71-year-old lawyer and former vice president, represented the government as chief negotiator in talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). His efforts helped bring an end to the FARC's part in a conflict that has killed more than 220,000 people and displaced millions.
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