By Yolanda Mamani, El Deber: Key positions remain under control of personnel who served the MAS; Government promises adjustments On the night of November 7, 2025, former president Luis Arce bid farewell to public officials, many of whom remain in their posts. Photo: RRSS/Luis Arce EL DEBER verified at least six cases of senior officials…
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The Convenient MAS Legacy | La conveniente herencia masista
Editorial, El Dia: A phrase often attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt—probably one he never actually said—referred to the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza: “Yes, he’s a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.” The phrase endured not because of its authenticity, but because of the moral truth it conveys: power often tolerates what it…
Rangers Push Back on Social Media Gag | Guardaparques rechazan mordaza en redes
By El Día: Park rangers reject Sernap directive limiting them to providing information on social media about protected areas Sernap also ordered that all communication be carried out only through official accounts, in order to safeguard the institution’s image. Bolivian park rangers. Photo: Sernap The Bolivian Association of Park Rangers and Conservation Agents (Abolac) expressed…
The Vote That Changed Bolivia | El voto que cambió Bolivia
By Pablo Peralta, Visión 360: A decade since 21F, the referendum that dealt a blow to Evo and marked the beginning of the MAS decline in power February 21, 2016 became the prelude to the transition from the regime of the Movimiento Al Socialismo to the administration of President Rodrigo Paz. That day, then–Vice President…
100 Days: Progress or Improvisation? | 100 días: ¿avance o improvisación?
By Brújula digital: One hundred days in office: ruling party defends progress and opposition denounces improvisation Legislators from the PDC and Unidad backed the economic measures promoted by the Executive and highlighted consensus in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. From Alianza Popular, they questioned the lack of a clear policy to confront the crisis. A session of the Chamber of Deputies…
The State Remains Captured by MAS Bureaucracy | Estado sigue capturado por burocracia masista
By El Diario: At 100 days into the government of Rodrigo Paz, economist and political scientist Fernando Untoja described an administration that “put the surface in order” but avoided touching the core of power, warning that the Bolivian State remains governed by a bureaucracy of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) that, far from enabling governability,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 