Colombia`s former armed rebel group Farc has announced its new name and logo as it makes its transition to a civilian political party.
The group will retain the acronym Farc - which will now stand for the Alternative Revolutionary Force for the Common People - and adopt a red rose as its symbol.
It was previously known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
The group finished disarming in June as part of the country`s peace process.
About 1,200 delegates from the group met in Bogota this week at the party`s first congress since abandoning its five-decade armed cause.
The delegates will choose candidates to run in the 2018 election, where the new party will have a number of guaranteed seats.
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