Colombia referendum rejects peace deal with FARC guerrillas
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/02/colombia-referendum-rejects-peace-deal-with-farc
Colombians have rejected a peace deal to end 52 years of war with Farc guerrillas, throwing the country into confusion about its future.
With counting completed from 98% of polling stations, the no vote led with 50.23% to 49.76%, a difference of 61,000 votes.
The verdict on the deal between the government of Juan Manuel Santos and the Farc reached after four years of intense negotiations means it cannot now be implemented...
I'm actually genuinely surprised. I honestly thought the YES vote would win, especially after the polls gave it such a huge advantage in election forecasts. But then again, only 37% of the people voted. When you take that into consideration, how the heck do you expect ANY poll is gonna be accurate. After this and Brexit, I hope to God this isn't a reflection of how the US election will turn out.