Editorial from El Diario: Coup-based escalation via parliamentary The political struggle in the country is permanent and continuous. However, it has some interruptions due to the presence of imponderables, which does not stop the political movement at all. The latter occurs due to internal aspects such as the need to adopt substantive measures, in the…
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Pernicious prominence – Protagonismo pernicioso
Walter Guevara writes in El Deber: For a handful of prominence Everything indicates that the government is doing its homework, although it will cost a lot of support. It will decide in consultation with local governments who will quarantine at what point for how long and at what location. If the virus weakens and the…
USA endorses/respalda Bolivia
Pagina Siete Editorial Trump’s endorsement of President Añez One of the most important political events in recent days has been the call made by US President Donald Trump to President Jeanine Añez, in which he offered his support and, incidentally, announced that that country will donate 250 respirators as a way helping to contain the…
De facto legislative – Legislativo de facto
Manfredo Kempff writes in Pagina Siete: De facto legislative Once Mrs. Jeanine Añez legally assumed the Presidency of the Republic, having received command by way of constitutional succession, given the power vacuum after Morales’ flight, what should have happened was putting a padlock on the gate of the Legislative Palace. At the door of the…
The masista fascism – El fascismo masista
Renzo Abruzzese writes in Pagina Siete: The masista fascism At the cry of “elections now,” a mass mob took some of El Alto arteries, stoned a pair of buses carrying medical personnel, and an uproar of firecrackers interrupted the silence due to preventive social isolation from the epidemic that plagues the country and the planet….
Coronavirus gives Bolivia’s ‘interim’ president chance to extend rule
Gideon Long reports for Financial Times: Jeanine Añez settles in for long haul as pandemic adds to political uncertainty When Evo Morales quit the Bolivian presidency amid electoral fraud allegations and fled to Mexico last November after 14 years in power, it seemed that his replacement Jeanine Añez would be in the job for a…
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