Election Fraud Aided Former Bolivian President, International Panel Concludes

Anatoly Kurmanaev reports for The New York Times: Charges of voting fraud that led to protests and the exile of President Evo Morales have been confirmed in a final report by the Organization of American States. An independent international audit of Bolivia’s disputed election concluded that former President Evo Morales’s officials resorted to lies, manipulation and forgery to…

The Morales critics within Bolivia’s indigenous community

TRT World reports: The former Bolivian president is credited with lifting many out of poverty and for spurring economic growth, but some in the indigenous community believe his legacy is not as rose-tinted as is portrayed. When former president Evo Morales won the 2005 election, he became Bolivia’s first indigenous president from the Aymara community,…

How Bolivia’s Mighty Morales Has Fallen

Raul Peñaranda writes for NPR News: Raúl Peñaranda is a Bolivian journalist, former Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard University and author of a book on former President Evo Morales’ efforts to control the media in Bolivia. Peñaranda is the editor of the news site Brújula Digital. He was the most important Bolivian leader of the…

Mexican cartels in Bolivia – Los cárteles mexicanos en Bolivia

Editorial from Los Tiempos, photos from the internet: Mexican cartels in Bolivia Among the many problems that afflict our country, there is one that looms as one of the most fearsome threat to the future. These are the activities related to drug trafficking, and their multiple sequels. The data that account for the magnitude of…

Camacho, a leader in Bolivian protests, to seek presidency

AFP reports for Yahoo News: La Paz (AFP) – Luis Fernando Camacho, a leading force behind the ouster of Bolivian president Evo Morales, on Saturday announced his own plans to seek the presidency. In a statement, the 40-year-old Camacho formally declared his candidacy for the “next national elections,” which have yet to be scheduled. Camacho,…