From The Economist: The interim president seeks an electoral mandate. Will that destabilise the country? “The bolivian people won’t accept seeing those who have the privilege of directing our collective destiny using their power and the resources of state institutions…to change the rules of democracy and benefit themselves.” So wrote Samuel Doria Medina, a businessman and…
They were more than 21 days of resistance – Fueron más de 21 días de resistencia
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: They were more than 21 days of resistance The majority of Bolivians say they were 21 days of resistance, of popular consultation, of blockades, of stoppages, of demonstrations, of little ropes; many put on the hero costume for their actions in those three weeks. All that is well, it…
Arrest warrant for Evo Morales Ayma – Orden de aprehensión para Evo
El Diario reports: For sedition and financing of terrorism Seizure order for Evo Morales Ayma The complaints are based on the presentation of an audio, on November 20, in which the voice of the ex-president (asylum in Mexico) is allegedly heard in contact with a MAS leader, coordinating and ordering the encirclement of capital cities…
Monkey Cage: The bad work – Un mal trabajo
Editorial from Pagina Siete: The bad work of Monkey Cage The idea that the Evo Morales government fell due to a coup d’etat and that there was no fraud in the elections last October 20 is gaining strength internationally. In general, in the struggle of narratives, intellectuals and the media are more inclined towards those…
They urge citizens to cast useful votes – Instan a ciudadanía emitir voto útil
El Diario reports: To avoid MAS return They urge citizens to cast useful votes The political analyst, Carlos Toranzo, warned that the political class that is in the race towards the General Elections “can give us Evo Morales again,” as a product of the excessive dispersion of the vote, and urged the citizens who resisted…
Three former Bolivian directors arrested in Mexico, Belize plane drug trafficking ring
Riviera Maya News reports: Three former Bolivian directors arrested in Mexico, Belize plane drug trafficking ring Bolivia — With the arrest of three officials, a whole network of drug traffickers has been discovered in high-ranking positions in Bolivia. Former directors of high ranking positions include that of the Administración de Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares a…
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