Reporting by Vivian Sequera and Daniel Ramos; Writing by Adam Jourdan; Editing by Frances Kerry for Reuters: LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s opposition is hardening its stance in street protests against President Evo Morales, calling for the longtime leftist leader to step down and rejecting an international audit of the divisive election that handed him…
Category: Social Unrest
Bolivia election audit chief makes surprise resignation
AFP reports for France 24, photo from the internet: The head of an international body auditing Bolivia’s disputed election results resigned unexpectedly on Friday, casting further uncertainty over a vote that sparked deadly riots and delivered President Evo Morales a fourth term. The chief of the technical mission from the Organisation of American States (OAS),…
A tyrant named Evo Morales – Un tirano llamado Evo Morales
Enrique Fernández García writes for El Dia, picture below from the internet [versión en español, más abajo]: Words of combat A tyrant named Evo Morales Even if it is no consolation, I clarify that I never considered him a reliable person, worse still worthy of the support at the polls. Since his time in the…
Bolivia’s Democracy Faces Pivotal Test as Unrest Spreads
Mónica Machicao reported from La Paz, Bolivia, and Ernesto Londoño from Rio de Janeiro, for The New York Times: Allegations that the governing party rigged the Oct. 20 election have sparked violent protests and calls for a new election. LA PAZ, Bolivia — Tension over Bolivia’s disputed presidential elections escalated sharply this week as a…
Plataformas civiles rechazan auditoría y culpan a la OEA y al Gobierno por la crisis que se “avecina” – Civil platforms reject audit and blame the OAS and the Government for the crisis that is “coming”
La Prensa: Civil platforms reject audit and blame the OAS and the Government for the crisis that is “coming” Thu, 10/31/2019 – 12:32 Popular organizations, and civil society platforms sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) in which they reject the audit of the general elections and make…
Bolivia’s post-election clashes turn deadly as two are killed
BBC News reports: At least two people have been killed in Bolivia in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Evo Morales, the government says. The two men died in the town of Montero in eastern Santa Cruz province. Tension has been running high for the past 10 days following the disputed presidential election results….
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