The Economist reports: The opposition fears the interim president is using the pandemic to cement her power On april 21st, a month into Bolivia’s lockdown, police in riot gear swarmed the home of Patricia Arce, the mayor of Vinto, a city in the department of Cochabamba, and a senate candidate for the left-wing Movement to…
Category: Politics
Propaganda in the Evo government – Propaganda en el gobierno de Evo
Editorial from Pagina Siete: Propaganda in the Evo government One of the best-kept secrets by the Evo Morales government has been revealed in the last few hours by the Ministry of Communication: the list of media that received large amounts of advertising/propaganda in that administration. The current Minister of Communication, Isabel Fernández, first made known…
Coup-willing parliament – Golpistas parlamentarios
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…
Bolivia to partially lift quarantine restrictions in less-affected areas
Manisha Vepa reports for Foreign Brief: Bolivia will relax stay-at-home rules today in regions of the country that have been less affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to restrictions during the outbreak, Bolivia’s May 3 elections were postponed. A new vote will be held sometime between June and August. Until then, Jeanine Anez has served…
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…
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