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		</div><p>Colombian voters appear to have rejected a peace deal with the country&#8217;s largest rebel movement by a razor-thin margin in a national referendum, delivering a major shock to the war-torn nation.</p>
<p>The government has yet to concede defeat, but with almost all votes counted, the results look irreversible.</p>
<p>With more than 99% of voting stations reporting, those opposing the deal lead with 50.2%, compared to 49.8% for those backing the deal &#8211; a difference of less than 59,000 votes out of 13 million counted.</p>
<p>The leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) has reiterated the rebels&#8217; willingness to work toward peace following the referendum defeat.</p>
<p>President Juan Manuel Santos said he will consult with the opposition and leaders of the Farc, in his much-anticipated televised address.</p>
<p>He said he will leave in place a ceasefire with the rebels while trying to save the peace accord.</p>
<p>Mr Santos said the peace deal represents the best option for Colombia to put behind it more than a half century of hostilities with the Farc.</p>
<p>He said he has ordered government negotiators to return to Cuba on Monday to consult with leaders of the Farc.</p>
<p>The president said: &#8220;I won&#8217;t give up. I&#8217;ll continue search for peace until the last moment of my mandate.&#8221;</p>
<p>The violence that has claimed more than 220,000 lives and driven more than five million people from their homes over five decades.</p>
<p>Under the 297-page accord, FARC guerrillas are supposed to turn over their weapons within six months after the deal is formally signed. In return, the FARC&#8217;s still unnamed future political movement will be given a minimum 10 congressional seats &#8211; five in the lower house, five in the Senate &#8211; for two legislative periods.</p>
<p>In addition, 16 lower house seats will be created for grassroots activists in rural areas traditionally neglected by the state and in which existing political parties will be banned from running candidates.</p>
<p>Opponents argued the deal was too lenient on the rebel group.</p>
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