She stood as a Presidential candidate in the 2002 Presidential election on a platform of anti-drug trafficking, anti-corruption and the need to negotiate with the FARC guerrilla movement, (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) - something the government started in October.
Bijusī Kolumbijas senatore Ingrid Betancourt , kas atrodas FARC gūstā kopš 2002. gada februāra, vadīja kampaņu pret korupciju un narkotiku kontrabandu.