COLOMBIAN President Juan Manuel Santos sought talks with Marxist guerillas and their pro-war opponents on Tuesday night to salvage a hard-won peace accord after voters rejected it in a referendum.
Mr Santos also extended the ceasefire with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) until October 31.
Farc leader Timoleon “Timochenko” Jimenez tweeted: “And after that, does the war continue?”
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country



