The Legislative Assembly that was installed in January 2015 closes its sessions as it developed them over almost six years: attacking democracy. With just a few hours remaining until the end of its legislative term, the MAS decided to take advantage of its two-thirds of the votes to precisely annul the requirement of two-thirds of…
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¿Qué hacer ahora? – What to do now?
Arce must hunt credits, stimulate taxes and reduce some subsidies Arce debe cazar créditos, estimular tributos y reducir algunos subsidios Josue Hinojosa, Los Tiempos: Crisis instead of bonanza. That is the scenario in which Luis Arce Catacora will assume the presidency of the country after winning the elections held on October 18. Aware of this,…
Lo que empezamos a oír – What we began to hear
Editorial, El Diario: It is unfortunate that once again the population receives a daily dose of capricious assertions from the spokesmen of the party that was electorally imposed on the 18th. It is expressed even before the transmission of command. They begin by justifying themselves when they say that the MAS “ruled for everyone”, although…
Don’t mess up Bolivia’s miracle
The Economist: A landslide election victory brings peace to the country, at least for now On october 18th, the owner of a guesthouse on Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca walked for an hour on a dusty path past Inca ruins to vote in a re-run of Bolivia’s election. He was worried. Last year’s contest…
¿Qué pasó? – What happened?
Raúl Peñaranda, Página Siete: Reasons for the victory of MAS One of the reasons for the high MAS vote in last Sunday’s elections is that, in addition to support for candidate Luis Arce, there was a “punishment vote” against the transitional government. Hundreds of thousands of people who had supported Evo Morales’s party in the…
Bolivian president-elect: “no role” for the winning party leader Evo Morales currently exiled in Argentina
Merco Press: Bolivia’s president-elect Luis Arce said on Tuesday that there was “no role” in his government for socialist party leader Evo Morales, who governed for almost 14 years before resigning under pressure last year and fleeing the country. Arce swept to power in a Sunday ballot, with the official count – technically still underway…
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