Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday asked his country’s elites to support peace with the FARC. According to the president, the country’s business and political elites have shown more…
“Do you support the final agreement to end the conflict and the construction of a stable and long-lasting peace?” This is the exact question Colombians will be asked on October…
Some 2,000 electoral observers will keep an eye on the October 2 vote on a recently closed peace deal between Colombia’s government and the FARC, the country’s largest rebel group. The…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday announced that a plebiscite seeking the ratification of a peace deal between his administration and FARC rebels will be held on October 2.…
For millions in Colombia, an upcoming vote on peace between the government and FARC rebels will not just decide the fate of their country. Their survival and hopes to a…
President Juan Manuel Santos’ controversial handling of escalating protests in west Colombia is severely harming his ability to successfully promote a fiercely contested peace deal with leftist FARC rebels. While the president and his…
In spite of explicit support of Pope Francis for peace negotiations with Colombia’s leftist FARC rebels, the country’s top church authority said it would not endorse a peace deal. After…
A poll released Wednesday showed that more than two-thirds of Colombians who plan to vote on a peace deal with a FARC would approve it, contradicting earlier polls that suggested…
Contrary to what is claimed by Colombia’s conservative opposition, individual elements of a peace deal with the FARC can not be renegotiated if the people vote against peace with the country’s largest rebel…