Deutsche Welle re Bolivia’s congress has approved a bill that seeks to quell weeks of unrest by allowing for new elections that exclude the country’s exiled ex-President Evo Morales. Street blockades have been lifted following talks. Bolivian lawmakers on Saturday approved a bill that allows for new elections and annuls the results of the October 20 election….
Month: November 2019
Evo, the creator of fear – Evo, el creador del miedo
Diego Ayo writes in El Deber, photo at the bottom from the internet: Evo, the creator of fear Evo summons to die. The ex-president of Bolivia launches a proclamation almost of faith to go to prostrate to death. And he can only hover around a question: doesn’t it hurt that his Chapareño brothers die trying…
End of an era – Fin de época
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: End of an era The changes of time are usually, sometimes, unexpected. Dinosaurs, for example, were not prepared for change. They did not even find out about the asteroid that supposedly hit Yucatan and killed them 650 million years ago. Of course, those who are least aware that things…
AP Explains: Bolivia aims for a new vote _ without Morales
Carlos Valdez reports for Star Tribune: LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia is struggling to stabilize after weeks of anti-government protests and violence in which at least 30 people have been killed. President Evo Morales resigned on Nov. 10 after an election that the opposition said was rigged. But the interim government that replaced him faces…
Fulfilling the siege to the cities – Cumpliendo el cerco a las ciudades
Editorial from El Diario, cartoon at the bottom is from El Potosi: Fulfilling the siege to the cities Away from simple rumors and even the general naivety that the marches and blockades were and are spontaneous and sincere in favor of the return of the deposed Evo Morales, concrete facts demonstrate an enormous and timely…
Terrorism (I) – Terrorismo (I)
Juan Jose Toro writes in Pagina Siete: Terrorism (I) What is happening in Bolivia? The Bolivians who are in the country know this, because we live it in our own flesh, but, given the notorious misinformation that exists abroad, especially in Argentina, I will expose some facts: 1. In different parts of the country there…
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