By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: I did not vote for Rodrigo Paz in the first round or the runoff, and I’ve written so in these very pages. The main reason was the fear provoked by his vice-presidential candidate, Edmand Lara; another, equally important, was that Tuto Quiroga appeared to have a more efficient team for…
Bolivia on the Edge: Devalue or Collapse | Bolivia al filo: devaluar o colapsar
By Carlos Jahnsen, El Diario: Bolivia faces the challenge of stabilizing its currency: undervaluation as the only path to stability Bolivia is living through its most decisive economic moment in four decades. The fixed exchange rate — once a symbol of stability — is now a trap that drains reserves and destroys competitiveness. It reflects…
The jailer of MAS and the world of freedom | El carcelero del MAS y el mundo de libertad
By Diego Ayo, Brujula Digital: The most dramatic thing about masismo is not the corruption, the cynicism, the ineptitude; no, in truth, the most destructive thing about masismo is and has been the blocking of history. The most recognized leaders of this party, which governed for almost two decades, are not only ideologues of 21st-century…
Paz and Lara: The Game of Thrones
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The saga Game of Thrones portrays in dramatic form how the quest for power can destroy both individuals and states and governments — and the lesson it leaves us is that only cooperation and political maturity can, or at least aspire to, build lasting leadership. We Bolivians are experiencing a bit of…
Agroecological municipalities free of mining activity | Municipios agroecológicos libres de actividad minera
By Agencia de Noticias Ambientales, Erbol: Municipalities and Indigenous Peoples ask Paz and Lara for definitive rejection of mining requests in those territories Through a letter addressed to the president- and vice president-elect, Rodrigo Paz and Edman Lara respectively, sent by Indigenous peoples, mayors’ offices and civil society organizations, they requested the definitive rejection of…
Five deaths the government can’t explain | Cinco muertes incómodas para el poder
By Paulo Lizárraga, Vision 360: With the death of Judge Lea Plaza, there are now five “key deaths” in controversial cases connected to the government of Luis Arce With the death of the former judge of Coroico is added the “key witness” of the ABC case, Felipe Sandy; the former intervener of Banco Fassil, Juan…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 