By Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: It’s already gone too far that little union bosses keep paralyzing the country whenever they please. In a nation like ours, wrecked after the blue hurricane that destroyed everything and lasted 20 years, one cannot demand that, in six months, hydrocarbons suddenly become abundant, highways be left in perfect condition,…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Resilience Despite Seditious Blockades | Resiliencia pese a bloqueos sediciosos
By Carlos Corz, Vision 360: Faced with the road blockades, the Government asks those affected for resilience and assures that it will not allow a breakdown of the constitutional order The government of President Rodrigo Paz assured that the radical demonstrators are seeking police intervention in order to generate greater violence. Red ponchos at one of the…
Sedition Pressure Returns With the Blockades | Vuelven los bloqueos y la presión sediciosa
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: Blockades Grow as Bolivia’s Government Hesitates Bolivia is once again being dragged into the politics of permanent blockades. Highways are closing, strikes are being threatened and organized groups are increasing pressure across multiple regions while the government of Rodrigo Paz responds with extreme caution, projecting a dangerous image of state weakness. The…
Defending the Government | Defender al gobierno
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: It would be the height of absurdity if, under the government of Rodrigo Paz, the same thing happened as what occurred during Jeanine Añez’s administration. Even more so because this time the MAS, as a party, was wiped off Bolivia’s political map. Unless, of course, we were mistaken and the…
Rodrigo Paz approval falls | Caída de aprobación de Rodrigo Paz
By Aldo Aguilera, El Dia: Rodrigo Paz approval drops 13 points in six months and 56% believe the country is heading in the wrong direction Ipsos Ciesmori confirms a deterioration over six months, with rising disapproval and falling support. El Alto becomes the most critical focus for the president, with rejection exceeding citizen support. Approval…
Bolivia entre ruinas | Bolivia Among the Ruins
Editorial Pensamientos Bolivianos: Bolivia ya no enfrenta solo una crisis económica. Enfrenta algo más inquietante: un país donde la violencia, la impunidad y el crimen comienzan a sentirse normales. En apenas los últimos meses se han multiplicado asesinatos, ajustes de cuentas ligados al narcotráfico, sicariato, zonas tomadas por economías ilegales y una creciente sensación de…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 