By Oscar Antezana: On October 10, 1982, we did not recover democracy; we only recovered the right to vote. On October 20, 2025, 43 years later, Bolivia voted again and once more it was said that democracy had triumphed. Bolivia has not lived in a democracy for a long time, perhaps only in a few…
Bolivia Under Siege: The Country Cannot Remain Hostage to Violent Mafias | Bolivia Bajo Asedio: El País No Puede Seguir Secuestrado por Mafias Violentas
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: Since May 1st, Bolivia has faced an escalating wave of blockades, violent confrontations, attacks on police, assaults against journalists, shortages of fuel and food, and the paralysis of highways across multiple departments. What began as sector protests has evolved into a nationwide campaign of pressure designed to destabilize the country through fear,…
Paz Isolates Rivals | Paz aísla a sus rivales
By Unitel: Rodrigo Paz Reaches Deals with El Alto’s COR and Teachers, Isolating Mario Argollo and Evo Morales The agreements with both sectors were signed this Saturday, during a day marked by clashes caused by simultaneous blockade-clearing operations in La Paz. [/ Social media] / President Rodrigo Paz took part in the meetings in El…
Change or Collapse | Cambio o Colapso
By Brújula Digital: Ronald MacLean Recommends Renewing the Cabinet to Advance the Change of Model The former minister revived a controversial phrase attributed to Paz Estenssoro: “Hopefully people like you, even better if they respect you. But if they neither like nor respect you as a government, then they must fear you.” Ronald MacLean on…
Police Clash With Road Blockers | Choques Entre Policías y Bloqueadores
By Lourdes Molina, El Deber: Police and protesters resisting the operation reported clashing The “Humanitarian Corridor” operation began in the early hours of Saturday morning and was still ongoing around 8:30 a.m. At least 13 people are known to have been arrested. Although police and military forces cleared several access roads to the cities of…
The Price of Not Telling the Truth | El precio de no decir la verdad
Editorial, El Dia: Bolivia is paying the price for having chosen an ambiguous, anesthetizing and relativistic discourse in the face of an economic reality that demanded sincerity, firmness and structural decisions from day one. Rodrigo Paz came to power by building an intermediate narrative. He was not the open continuation of masismo, but neither was…
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