New constitution – Nueva constitución

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario, cartoon at the bottom also from El Diario: New constitution The October revolution, our October revolution, did not need a John Reed to write, as he did a hundred years ago in Moscow, “The ten days that shook the world,” because instead there were millions of testimonies that related…

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Bolivia’s interim President Añez approves legislation to hold new elections

Sofia Sanchez reports for Euro News: Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Áñez has passed a law that limits presidents to two terms and appoints a new board that will set a date for a general election. Áñez pointed out her government’s commitment to celebrate “fair elections,” as opposed to the “fraud” of which she accuses Evo…

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Bolivia approves new elections excluding Evo Morales

Deutsche Welle re Bolivia’s congress has approved a bill that seeks to quell weeks of unrest by allowing for new elections that exclude the country’s exiled ex-President Evo Morales. Street blockades have been lifted following talks. Bolivian lawmakers on Saturday approved a bill that allows for new elections and annuls the results of the October 20 election….

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Evo, the creator of fear – Evo, el creador del miedo

Diego Ayo writes in El Deber, photo at the bottom from the internet: Evo, the creator of fear Evo summons to die. The ex-president of Bolivia launches a proclamation almost of faith to go to prostrate to death. And he can only hover around a question: doesn’t it hurt that his Chapareño brothers die trying…

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