Juan Manuel Santos: Colombian president extends ceasefire with FARC until end of year

The reasons for the rejection of the peace deal in the recent plebiscite are numerous, with some key factors being a deep distrust of the FARC among Colombians, and the perceived arrogance of Santos and supporters of the peace deal in assuming voters would back the deal’s text.
The president of Colombia announced on Thursday that the current ceasefire between government forces and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) would be extended until December 31.
The announcement marks the second such extension to the ceasefire since voters in the South American country narrowly rejected a hard-won peace deal in a plebiscite on October 2.
Many of them insisted that the current [peace] accords have to remain in force,” said the president.
The second ceasefire extension comes after two weeks of talks with the Democratic Center party of former president Uribe.

Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/10/14/inenglish/1476433647_103953.html