Colombia referendum: Peace deal with FARC rejected

By Al Jazeera

Voters in Colombia's referendum have narrowly rejected a peace accord between the government and the Marxist group, FARC.

The outcome of Sunday's vote endangers a deal expected to end 52 years of war and allow FARC fighters to re-enter society and form a political party.

Results from 99 percent of polling stations showed the "no" vote (50.24 percent) slightly ahead of the "yes" vote (49.75), according to Colombia's election authority.

Al Jazeera's Latin America Editor Lucia Newman, reporting from Bogota, said the "no" vote was ahead by 50,000 ballots.

"A very surprising vote indeed," she said. "Every single poll until now had given the 'yes' vote a lead."

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