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2016-10-03 Caribbean-Latin America

Colombian Voters Reject Peace Deal With Rebels

[WSJ] Voters rejected a peace accord between President Juan Manuel Santos and a Marxist rebel group that would have ended 52 years of conflict, a startling outcome that thrusts this country into uncertainty.

With 99.9% of votes counted in Sunday’s plebiscite, 6,430,889 had rejected the accord, fewer than 60,000 more than those who voted "Yes."

The results mark the latest instance of voters rejecting counsel from their government and the establishment, after the U.K. vote to leave the European Union in June.
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
The vote in Colombia came barely a month after the government and the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia, or FARC, concluded four years of peace negotiations in Cuba. Polls had earlier shown the "Yes" vote comfortably winning the referendum.

Posted by Fred 2016-10-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top
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#1 "Polls had earlier shown the "Yes" vote comfortably winning the referendum"

Where have I heard this before?

Posted by European Conservative 2016-10-03 15:59|| 2016-10-03 15:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Joel D. Hirst's take: Allende, FARC - and Foolishness

Posted by Pappy 2016-10-03 17:00|| 2016-10-03 17:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks for the link Pappy.

I was under the impression it was a general ceasefire, not a "You can live in my basement for free if you stop stealing my tools."

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-10-03 18:41|| 2016-10-03 18:41|| Front Page Top

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