In 60 seconds: Fernandez asks voters to reflect on future

Where colombian president Juan Manuel Santos announced he expected the permanent bilateral cease-fire with the FARC to be implemented december 16th and not january first of next year as he had previously suggested. Venezuela's government launched a twitter campaign, under the slogan "I sign for peace", aimed at promoting a peaceful environment ahead of the upcoming december 6 parliamentary elections. The president of argentina Cristina Fernandez addressed all voters to reflect on the progress achieved in the country in the past years. President Barack Obama won passage by the U.S. congress of legislation that lifted the threat of a default on government debt through the end of his presidency. International talks aimed at resolving the conflict in Syria recently began in Vienna, Austria.