Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: October is better for the elections The coronavirus is ravaging Bolivia. As of July 27, there are more than 69,429 infected, about 2,583 dead; the recovery rate of the sick is very low, it does not exceed 31%. Months ago we saw heartbreaking scenes in Guayaquil, Bolivia is not…
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Strikes must be conscious acts – Huelgas deben ser actos conscientes
Editorial from El Diario: Strikes must be conscious acts The pernicious custom of arranging strikes even for trivial “reasons”, as many labor entities do, seriously damages the country, uselessly paralyzes it and even destroys the little hope of achieving development. However, there is an effort to determine stoppages and strikes without valid reasons or just…
Who now governs the country? – ¿Quién gobierna ahora el país?
Editorial from El Diario: Who now governs the country? With each passing day, the characteristics of national political life take on remarkable edges that produce vertigo. Indeed, it can be seen that in the central government two powers coexist with antagonistic tendencies that face each other and each fight for dominance, the absolute control of…
Legislative or campaign body? – ¿Legislativo u órgano de campaña?
Editorial from El Diario: Legislative or campaign body? The Plurinational Legislative Assembly performs the role of promoter of the MAS electoral campaign and as its best means of propaganda, using the laws for the same purpose. This position is an attack against the role of political and national balance to which the ALP is primarily…
A wantonness Legislative Assembly – Una Asamblea Legislativa desenfrenada
Marcelo Ostria writes in El Deber: A wantonness Legislative Assembly One of the first measures of the government of President Jeanine Añez was to respect national institutions; among them, the administration of justice and the continuity and extension of the term of the parliamentarians elected in previous elections. This attitude, aimed at the continuity of…
Bolivia: increased poverty – aumento de la pobreza
El Diario reports: In recent years INE data update reveals increased poverty Extreme poverty increased to 12.9% and the poverty situation to 37.2% In recent years, poverty and extreme poverty have increased in the country. The update of the data on the basic food basket, carried out by the National Statistics Institute (INE) reveals this…
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