Thousands carrying candles and waving white flags marched through the capital long into the night Wednesday demanding that Colombia's political establishment and leftist rebels not give up on a peace deal narrowly rejected by voters. The "March for Peace" was organized on social media by student groups and social movements that were on the losing end in Sunday's national referendum. Earlier in the day Santos met with his predecessor as president, Alvaro Uribe, who led opposition to the deal with the FARC. Uribe's campaign against the peace deal capitalized on widespread hatred of the FARC, denouncing provisions to spare rebels who committed atrocities time in jail and to give the FARC's future political movement 10 seats in congress. Turnout for Sunday's referendum was barely 37 percent — less than many congressional elections.

Source: ABC News October 05, 2016 22:23 UTC