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Colombia Votes on Deal to Turn FARC Guerrillas Into Legal Party.

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  • Author(s): Bristow, Matthew (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Bloomberg.com. 10/2/2016, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      FUERZAS Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia; GUERRILLAS; VOTING; PETROLEUM pipelines; ARMED Forces
    • Subject Terms:
      COLOMBIA
    • Abstract:
      A "yes" vote would give the green light for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, to convert themselves into a legal political party, while a "no" victory would mean a return to a five-decade conflict, according to President Juan Manuel Santos. Former President Alvaro Uribe and his Democratic Center party campaigned against the deal, arguing that a guerrilla force of a few thousand fighters with almost no popular support is extorting concessions it could never have won at the ballot box. [Extracted from the article]
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