Colombia referendum result 2016 as voters reject Farc guerrillas peace deal , Colombian referendum result 2016, Who are the Farc?, Farc guerrillas peace deal Colombia , Juan Manuel Santos,Farc leader Timoleon Jimenez
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Colombia referendum result 2016 as voters reject Farc guerrillas peace deal , Colombian referendum result 2016, Who are the Farc?, Farc guerrillas peace deal Colombia , Juan Manuel Santos,Farc leader Timoleon Jimenez

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Colombia referendum result 2016 as voters reject Farc guerrillas peace deal , Colombian referendum result 2016, Who are the Farc?, Farc guerrillas peace deal Colombia , Juan Manuel Santos,Farc leader Timoleon Jimenez

Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.2% voting against it.

With counting completed from 98.98% of polling stations, the no vote led by 50.2% to 49.8%, a difference of fewer than 54,000 votes out of almost 13 million cast. Turnout was low, with less than 38% of the electorate casting a vote.

The deal was signed last week by President Juan Manuel Santos and Farc leader Timoleon Jimenez after nearly four years of negotiations.

But it needed to be ratified by Colombians in order to come into force.

Addressing the nation, President Santos said he accepted the result but would continue working to achieve peace.

2016 Colombia referendum result
No 50.21% 6431376 Votes
Yes 49.78% 6377482 Votes

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Who are the Farc?

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc, after the initials in Spanish) are Colombia's largest rebel group.

They were founded in 1964 as the armed wing of the Communist Party and follow a Marxist-Leninist ideology.

Their main founders were small farmers and land workers who had banded together to fight against the staggering levels of inequality in Colombia at the time.

While the Farc have some urban groups, they have always been an overwhelmingly rural guerrilla organisation.

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