, ▁private ▁security ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁self - def ense ▁movements ▁have ▁also ▁lost ▁their ▁legit im acy . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁content ious ▁issues ▁had ▁been ▁resolved . ▁Land ▁reform ▁and ▁compens ation ▁was ▁tack led ▁with ▁promises ▁to ▁compens ate ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁lost ▁land . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁F AR C ▁have ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁on ▁a ▁substant ive ▁issue ▁in ▁four ▁different ▁negoti ating ▁attempts ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁peace ▁process ▁then ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁" polit ical ▁participation ", ▁during ▁which ▁F AR C ▁ins isted ▁on ▁its ▁demand ▁for ▁an ▁elected ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁to ▁rewrite ▁Colombia ' s ▁constitution . ▁This ▁demand ▁has ▁been ▁force fully ▁rejected ▁by ▁Colombia ' s ▁lead ▁government ▁negoti ator , ▁H umber to ▁de ▁la ▁Cal le . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁F AR C ▁and ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁gu err illa ▁group ▁in ▁Colombia , ▁EL N , ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁working ▁together ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁" polit ical ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁armed ▁conflict ." ▁The ▁details ▁of ▁this ▁partners hip , ▁however , ▁were ▁far ▁from ▁clear ; ▁Washington ▁Office ▁on ▁Latin ▁America ' s ▁Adam ▁Is ac son ▁explains ▁that ▁two ▁issues ▁central ▁to ▁peace ▁acc ords ▁with ▁EL N — resource ▁policy ▁and ▁kid