Jonathan Watts writes for The Guardian: Bolivia president blames ‘conspiracy’ for loss – but weary voters may be to blame Rather than a broad ideological shift or dirty tactics by the opposition, Evo Morales’s defeat probably has more to do with scandals and rising expectations. Another election, another loss for a leftwing government in Latin…
Month: February 2016
The exodus of Bolivian taxpayers or their relentless annihilation?!
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Exodus of taxpayers Much more important than the re-re-re-election of a leader born in Orinoca, but emerged from the illegal coca of the Chapare, is the mass exodus of Bolivian companies into the informal sector. It is that this has to do with the existence of the Bolivian state….
Bolivians Smack Down Evo Morales
David Bahr writes for The Weekly Standard: Bolivians Smack Down Evo Morales A rebuke to La Paz’s version of Hugo Chavez. Bolivians voted Sunday on an amendment that would allow sitting president Evo Morales to run for a fourth term in 2019. Morales, who took office in 2006, officially ends his term in 2020. As…
The cowardly and shameful Chilean invasion of Antofagasta
Floren Sanabria writes in El Diario: The invasion of Antofagasta A week earlier, the Chilean troops were already in Calama and waiting for the order to fire. In the assault, they occupied the unguarded commercial port of Antofagasta. Through quick action showed that they had completed their careful preparations to invade and take over the…
Evo Morales denies running a narco state. Mounting evidence suggests otherwise.
Mary A. O’Grady writes for The Wall Street Journal: The Bolivia-Jihadist Axis of Cocaine Evo Morales denies running a narco state. Mounting evidence suggests otherwise. By MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY A Boko Haram massacre in a northeastern Nigerian village last month captured world-wide attention as it was reported that the terrorists burned children alive. Far less…
Morales doesn’t concede as ‘no’ keeps lead in Bolivia count
AP reports for the Big Story: Morales doesn’t concede as ‘no’ keeps lead in Bolivia count By CARLOS VALDEZ and FRANK BAJAK LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Evo Morales said Monday he was not abandoning hope despite indications Bolivians had rejected by a slim margin amending the constitution so he could run for a…
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