By Guido Añez Moscoso, Eju.tv: Bolivia: Narco-state or Rogue State? I can’t and won’t lose my capacity for astonishment at the news from my country. Yesterday, I heard cocalero leader Evo Morales accuse the Vice Minister of Social Defense and Fight Against Narcotrafficking, Jaime Mamani, also a cocalero leader, of protecting some drug traffickers and…
Month: May 2024
Definitive: Disqualified from running for president | Definitivo: Inhabilitado para postular a la presidencia
Procuraduría: Evo cannot be a candidate; no discussion Evo Morales cannot run for president under any circumstances. This is the firm stance of the Attorney General, César Siles, who asserted yesterday that “there is no discussion about it.” “Constitutionally speaking, there is only one re-election for the president, not indefinite re-elections,” Siles stated to the…
Government Seeks Scapegoats for Crisis Without Offering Solutions | Sin dar soluciones, Gobierno solo busca culpables de la crisis
El Diario: In response to the various sectors demanding solutions to the crisis, Senator Daly Santamaría from Comunidad Ciudadana (CC) criticized the government of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) for consistently blaming external factors for the country’s poor economic management instead of proposing solutions to resolve the situation. Expressing concern over the economic crisis affecting…
Joining forces? The opposition won’t even consider it | De unirse, la oposición, ni hablar
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, El Deber: Except for a few exceptions, if there’s one thing the established opposition politicians don’t want to talk about, it’s joining forces to face the challenge of defeating MAS in the 2025 election, which they clearly won’t achieve individually. Their “political advisors” have been repeatedly telling them for nearly fifteen years…
Conflicts on the Rise | Conflictos en aumento
Editorial, El Dia: Those who predicted a complicated pre-election period were mistaken. Over 270 conflicts in just three months, averaging three per day, do not inspire optimism and, in any case, paint a bleak picture. In addition to the heightened political struggle between the two factions of MAS, the country’s difficult economic situation only adds…
They carry out political mobilization, they are NOT social movements | Hacen movilización politica, NO son movimientos sociales
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The “social movements” of the MAS One of the key argumentative pillars of the regimes led by MAS (Movement for Socialism) is powerfully grounded in what they call “social movements.” This term has given rise to a multitude of actions that, theoretically, are “mandates” from such organizations. MAS governs in…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 