Although fundamentally different to the EU Referendum – Colombia was voting on a deal that would have brought a war spanning 52 years, with more than 260,000 victims, to an end – there are ...

Opponents of the peace agreement celebrated as the surprise result was announced Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.2% ...

If the referendum were to be held, each measure would need to be approved by the majority of at least 13.5 million voters, a third of Colombia’s electoral roll, to be valid.

Monkey Cage How governments pitch a referendum is a big deal. Here’s what we learned in Colombia. December 10, 2016 ...

Colombia’s hard-right opposition will try to end an ongoing peace process with far-left FARC rebels by calling a national referendum, the Democratic Center party announced Thursday. Last year, the ...

Uribe, a conservative, is still popular for his no-holds-barred fight against the FARC while in power from 2002 to 2010. Campaigning on the slogan “No to impunity,” he is Colombia’s first ex ...

Conservative candidate Miguel Uribe died two months later after being shot on June 7 during a rally. Authorities have ...

For the referendum result to be legally valid, one third of Colombia’s electorate — or around 13 million voters — would need to participate and each question would need to be approved by a ...

In the end, regardless of voter turnout, victorious candidates consider elections a social mandate to advance their platform. The same holds true in a referendum. Colombia’s plebiscite had a required ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An anti-corruption referendum in Colombia drew millions to the polls Sunday but fell just short of a required participation threshold to push forward measures aimed at ...