A new peace deal reached between the Colombian government and leftist Farc guerrillas aims to broaden support after voters last month narrowly rejected an original accord to end more than 50 years of conflict. The government, which had insisted that the first agreement was the “best deal possible”, admitted it had improved. Colombian voters rejected that deal in a plebiscite on 2 October, sending negotiators back to the drawing board. “The new agreement continues to include Farc members of congress who don’t need votes to be elected. “After 52 years of war, no peace agreement can satisfy everyone in every detail,” he said in a statement.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2016 21:44 UTC