Colombians Reject Peace Deal by Razor Thin Margin While Their President Wins Nobel Peace Prize

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President Juan Manual Santos said that, following Colombians’ narrow rejection of his peace deal with the FARC rebels, his ceasefire with the guerrillas would remain in place.  (Voters split 50.22% against and 49.79% for the agreement, with just over 13 million votes cast.) Santos also said he would meet with representatives of the victorious “No” camp to discuss the way forward, and send his chief negotiator back to Cuba to meet with FARC rebel leaders. However, the search for a “Plan B” could be dramatically affected by the announcement that Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking efforts. 

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