Colombians reject FARC peace deal

Giving a shock to the Colombian government led by President Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian voters rejected the FARC peace deal with little more than 50% voters voting against the deal. After nearly four-year-long negotiation, the deal was finally signed on last week by the Colombian supremo and FARC chief. In order to implement the deal, the government needed people’s assent. That’s why the government conducted a referendum. The ruling government was the biggest campaigners of the pro-deal section. Even, the President campaigned for the deal. Meanwhile, the Former President, Alvaro Uribe, led the ‘no’ campaign. Those people opposing the deal believe that the peace deal treated the infamous terror organisation too leniently. The FARC had committed several crimes, including murder, kidnapping, and armed violence, across the country. The ‘no’ campaigners reportedly fear that the pro-FARC peace deal would have spared the rebels time in prison. Meanwhile, while speaking to the media personals, Mr Santos asserted that his government would continue to work to achieve peace in the country. The fifty-two-year-long conflict between the FARC and Colombian force killed over two lakh people. It was one of the dreaded conflicts occurred in the Latin American region. The FARC –the armed wing of the communist party- was constituted on 1964. During the year 2002, it controlled nearly one-third of the country. But, in 2008, it suffered severe setbacks. Later, in 2012, the Colombian government and FARC rebels started peace talk in Havana.

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