By Brujula Digital, El Diario: Ipsos Ciesmori Poll A recent public opinion study conducted by the polling firm Ipsos Ciesmori reveals a troubling mood in Bolivia: only 7% of the population believes the country is heading in the right direction, a figure well below the global average of 37%. In regional comparison, countries like Argentina…
Category: Social Unrest
Lithium: the uncertainty | Litio: la incertidumbre
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: In theory, lithium is an energy source that will replace fossil fuels, so the business isn’t just worth millions, but billions of dollars. In Potosí, we’ve gone from placing our hopes for economic development on the potential of the Uyuni Salt Flat to feeling a distressing uncertainty about the…
Dunn and Paz, in the shadow of egos | Dunn y Paz, a la sombra de los egos
By Marcelo Ugalde, Eju.tv: While the usual suspects continue to hog the microphones, resignations, and betrayals, two figures have remained on the sidelines of the central circus of Bolivian politics—two youngsters of just 57 years old. I’m talking about Rodrigo Paz Pereira and Jaime Dunn, who could well represent an alternative, something different for the…
Deals Samuel and Tuto Cannot Refuse | Tratos que Samuel y Tuto no pueden rechazar
By Walter Guevara, Vision 360: The most sensible course of action is for these two candidates to agree to support the government of whichever opposition candidate wins this year’s election. This means that one of them must withdraw from running this time around. Tuto and Samuel must agree that if one of them is elected…
Salary Increase in Bolivia: A Measure that Encourages Informality? | Incremento Salarial en Bolivia: ¿Una Medida que Incentiva la Informalidad?
By Paul Aramayo, El Deber: A new increase in the national minimum wage or the basic salary, without considering the real situation of the private business sector, significantly raises formal labor costs, directly affecting the ability of companies — especially small and medium-sized ones — to maintain payrolls under the current labor regime. Every May…
“They will be responsible if MAS returns to power” | “Serán los responsables si el MAS vuelve a ser gobierno”
By Unitel, El Diario: Civic leaders to the opposition As differences within the opposition bloc become more evident due to the poll to define a single candidate, the Pro Santa Cruz Civic Committee called for unity among the opposition’s pre-candidates and warned them that they will be held responsible if MAS wins the elections again….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 