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“The results show that, although voting has exceeded the threshold that was needed, the No vote is a lot stronger than the polls had suggested, and that’s something that must be of enormous concern to the government of Juan Manuel Santos.”

In this interview with France24 Michael Shifter analyzes the results of the Colombian referendum as they come in, describing the implications and consequences of the vote. 

“The deal was unpopular because, first of all, there is a sense that the FARC committed crimes against humanity and other serious atrocities, were not going to jail, that there would be impunity. They were not convinced that they would pay the price for their crimes. And secondly they didn’t like the fact that they would go from an insurgency, a guerrilla movement, into a political organization.”

Watch the complete interview via France24.