Victim, Peace Negotiator and Candidate: León Valencia Portrays Ivan Cepeda, the Leader of the Presidential Race

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“I am a human rights defender, a survivor of the political genocide, the son of a senator of the Patriotic Union murdered for his commitment to the rights of the people.” These were the words chosen by Senator Iván Cepeda to present himself when he launched his then unlikely presidential aspiration from Pasto in August last year. He attended to the call of various social organizations asking him to run. Just eight months later, the left candidat…