By Opinion: A MONTH AND A HALF BEFORE THE END OF HIS TERM From “bribes” to 7 ministers out (1 convicted): turbulence of a government on its way out A review of some controversies that put the government, which bids farewell on November 8, on edge. From the “Consorcio” case to “Botrading,” among others. “Waiting…
Category: Social Unrest
Guilds on the Edge | Gremiales en pie de lucha
By ANF, Eju.,tv: Guilds warn candidates: “Don’t promise something you won’t fulfill, otherwise you will have problems.” For both the guilds and Conamype, the exclusion of these sectors is troubling in a scenario where Bolivia’s economy faces strong external and internal pressures. The final stretch of Bolivia’s general elections, which will have a runoff on…
Indigenous women with high mercury concentrations | Mujeres indígenas con altas concentraciones de mercurio
By Erbol, El Diario: Nine out of ten, according to a Cedib study A pilot study on mercury exposure and the health status of women from indigenous communities living along the Beni and Madre de Dios river basins in the Amazon revealed that nine out of ten indigenous women of childbearing age show concentrations above…
Governance at risk | Gobernabilidad en riesgo
By PAT, Eju.tv: Paul Coca: The next government will face serious governance problems Analyst warns that the next government will face economic crisis and social conflicts Political analyst Paul Coca, in an interview for the program El Poder del Voto on the PAT network, described the electoral landscape in Bolivia as “deeply polarized” and warned that the…
Ruling with Alliances | Gobernar con Alianzas
By Los Tiempos: The new president of the State must seek alliances in the Congress The candidates are obliged to debate in the second round. | Wilson Cahuaya/Los Tiempos How will the new Government face governance? just as defined by political scientists: “the capacity of the political system to make collective decisions, implement them effectively,…
Dollar Shortage, a Very Important Issue | Escasez de dólares, cuestión muy importante
Editorial, El Diario: It is a truism that the country is running short of dollars, at a time when the populist stage is ending and a new government is expected to face this problem, one of the most serious today. During the years of “evista” misrule, the country received a considerable amount of foreign currency,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 