By El Diario: New governors and mayors under threat of ungovernability The cities of the country’s central axis have defined their mayors and governors, although the new authorities elected during yesterday’s voting day are threatened by the shadow of ungovernability due to a fragmented vote, lack of leadership, and the absence of standout proposals from…
Category: Politics
Arce Family Under Fire | Familia de Arce bajo la lupa
By Erbol: Prosecutor’s Office investigates Luis Alberto Arce Catacora’s family for illicit gains and will seek prison for his son Marcelo Arce with his children in a photo he posted in 2020. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has initiated an ex officio investigation for the crime of money laundering (illicit gains) against the family of former president Luis…
Arrest Shakes Political Circle | Aprehensión sacude el entorno político
By El Deber: Arrest of Luis Marcelo Arce, son of the former president, for money laundering Officers of the Bolivian Police arrested Luis Marcelo Arce Mosqueira this Wednesday in the Equipetrol area, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, as part of an investigation into the alleged crime of money laundering. The arrest was carried out…
Digital attacks surge against women candidates | Aumentan ataques digitales contra candidatas
By Freddy Lacio, El Deber: Detected 665 harassment posts targeting 17 female candidates A report by the Gender Observatory of the Coordinadora de la Mujer warns that digital political violence against women not only persists, but is intensifying. A total of 665 posts containing harassment and digital political violence were directed at 17 candidates participating…
Three Resignations Raise Questions | Tres renuncias generan preguntas
By Germaine Barriga Velarde, Vision 360: In four months and seven days of the government of Rodrigo Paz, three female authorities have resigned from their positions. Margot Ayala, former director of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), resigned amid the conflict caused by poor-quality gasoline; Andrea Barrientos, former Vice Minister of Autonomies, stepped down due to…
Marset’s Fall May Expose Power Networks | La caída de Marset puede destapar redes de poder
By Alberto De Oliva, El Dia: Marset fell… and now the real problem begins The president spoke of a “turning point.” And he is probably right. Because the capture of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset is not simply the fall of another fugitive. It is the fall of a man who, for years, symbolized something…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 