MAS: Intrinsically violent than democratic | Intrínsecamente violento que democrático

By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360:

Analyst says MAS wants to resolve its division in the streets and not democratically

The situation is very complex “and they are betting on the streets and violence to solve something that political capacity through dialogue has not been able to,” estimates Carlos Saavedra.

Militantes "evistas" del MAS en en último ampliado de Villa Tunari. Foto: @evoespueblo

Militants from Evo Morales’ faction of MAS at the last meeting in Villa Tunari. Photo: @evoespueblo

Political analyst Carlos Saavedra stated this Sunday that the division within the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) is straining social peace in the country, and what is not resolved democratically, according to its statutes, is being attempted to be settled in the streets, with violence.

MAS is in a very complex war, an internal confrontation, but we must see if this is resolved democratically and if they are capable of adhering to their statutes. When politics cannot find institutional solutions through democratic means, the attempt is made to solve it in the streets and with violence,” the analyst said in a conversation with Radio Panamericana.

In his view, the situation is very complex “and the bet is on the streets and violence to resolve something that political capacity through dialogue has been unable to.”

“Even though the deadline to renew their leadership has once again been extended, Evo Morales has announced a march, whose main demand is for him to retain control of MAS’s political instrument, above the statutes. But since he lacks the support of the party’s core organizations, what he wants to do is use force to maintain legal control of MAS, and that is one of the factors straining social peace in the country,” Saavedra pointed out.

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) extended, for the sixth time, the deadline for parties to renew their leadership, and while some critics believe the party should lose its legal status, Saavedra said that “MAS has yet another opportunity to resolve its problems, but it seems they won’t succeed.”

“What the law dictates is that they receive a second warning, and if there is a third, they would be suspended, and their legal status would be nullified. But we need to see if MAS has the capacity to reach internal agreements, comply with its statute, and return to the path of institutionalism.”

If they don’t reach an agreement, MAS is on the edge, because a third warning would be fatal, as it would mean the loss of their legal status. Everything points to that happening, as there no longer seems to be a possibility of reconciliation between the two MAS factions,” the analyst noted.

He added, “There is a radicalized Evo Morales who seeks social upheaval; there is a push from the ‘Evismo’ faction that, through forceful measures, they can maintain control of MAS and create a scenario of destabilization for the government.”

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