Anatoly Kurmanaev, The New York Times: Less than a year after declaring herself president of her turbulent country, Jeanine Añez abandoned her attempt to win official approval from the voters. MEXICO CITY — Bolivia’s interim president, Jeanine Añez, said Thursday that she was abandoning her election campaign, capping a stormy year in power during which…
Month: September 2020
¡Intervencionistas! – Interventionists!
Marcelo Ostria, El Deber: In Latin America there was interference to impose governments. It is still the hallmark of Castroism, which not only intervened politically in the internal affairs of other states, but also organized bloody guerrillas to capture power. It was also a constant in the regime of Hugo Chávez and his successor. The…
Bolivia’s political limbo
Jan Souverein, International Politics and Society Journal: En el período previo a las elecciones de octubre, Bolivia está más polarizada que nunca. No está claro si eso cambiará después In the run-up to the elections in October, Bolivia is more polarised than ever. It’s not clear whether that will change after “Animales” y “hordas” versus…
Impacto Covid-19
Editorial, El Deber: What six months of pandemic leave in Bolivia Six months after the arrival of the coronavirus in Bolivia, it is time to take stock that allows us to become aware of the footprint that this pandemic has left among Bolivians. Such a hard blow reveals the weaknesses not only of the health…
Incendios forestales – Forest fires
El Diario: In study derogation of standards 19 active forest fires in Santa Cruz Of the fires registered until yesterday [9/13/2020], 2 are in Concepción, 8 in San Ignacio, 4 in San Matías, 1 in San Rafael, 1 in Cabezas, 1 in Vallegrande and 1 in San Antonio de Lomerío, the last being reported in…
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