Some 83% of the Colombian electorate either abstained or voted “no” in the Oct. 2 plebiscite asking them to approve their government’s negotiated settlement with the terrorist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to end the insurgency. This should not have surprised anyone since polls consistently find that an overwhelming majority of Colombians oppose amnesty for war crimes and unelected congressional seats for the FARC, both of which were central to the agreement. The victory for the “no” vote was a crushing...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 09, 2016 21:56 UTC