Author Topic: [NEWS] Colombian referendum: NO to peace deal regarding 52 year civil war (Read 1136 times)

Jairo · October 02, 2016, 07:04:46 PM

Quote from: sources

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37537252

https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/no-wins-colombians-narrowly-rejects-peace-accord-with-farc/14639

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/02/colombia-referendum-rejects-peace-deal-with-farc

the colombian government has been fighting a marxist-leninist terrorist group known as FARC for the past 52 years, seeing nearly a quarter million casualties (many of which civilian). a few weeks ago, the colombian president and ringleader of FARC met and ratified a peace deal. many nations had pledged large installments of money to be gifted to colombia to help with rebuilding (the US pledging some $300 million, for example) and the world bank had offered to drop loan interest rates from 4% to 0.5%.

however, unlike in the US, where the senate has the final say on treaties, in colombia it is the people. and the people voted 50.2% NO to 49.8% YES -- a difference of 63,000 votes in a total count of over 13 million. in other words, the acceptance of the deal by the president has no power -- it is the referendum. the rejection of this peace is a shock to everyone, as even FARC began packing up their bags and returning land to the government. looks like peace won't come today, however.

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TheABELBOTO · October 02, 2016, 07:08:36 PM

Some people just want to watch the world burn...

Maxwell. · October 02, 2016, 07:10:46 PM

what the forget

hodot · October 02, 2016, 07:12:20 PM

where would we be without jairo's news posts

Juncoph · October 02, 2016, 07:12:56 PM

loving COMMUNISTS

Nonnel · October 02, 2016, 08:00:34 PM

Frequency · October 02, 2016, 08:09:32 PM

Quote from: Nonnel on October 02, 2016, 08:00:34 PM

nice

marxist-lennonist

The Murderous Cop · October 02, 2016, 11:45:40 PM

dear loving god

Jairo · October 04, 2016, 09:49:14 PM

due to the peace referendum's failure, the civil war will resume at the end of the month.

meanwhile, talks will begin again to renegotiate the deal to satisfy the NO camp

Poliwhirl · October 04, 2016, 09:53:50 PM

this whole damn year is a forget

Lord Tony� · October 04, 2016, 10:15:24 PM

What's the problem they are just women.

Lord Tony� · October 04, 2016, 10:27:46 PM

Do you get all your news from reddit? lol

Every time I see a news reddit of the same thing, you post your topic seconds after.

auzman466 · October 04, 2016, 11:00:33 PM

Quote from: Lord Tony� on October 04, 2016, 10:27:46 PM

Do you get all your news from reddit? lol

Every time I see a news reddit of the same thing, you post your topic seconds after.

at least it's not yahoo news

Lord Tony� · October 04, 2016, 11:23:07 PM

Quote from: auzman466 on October 04, 2016, 11:00:33 PM

at least it's not yahoo news

I use google.