Letter from Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, Former President of Bolivia, 1993-97 and 2002-03, to the Financial Times, graph at the bottom from El Dia: My policies helped pave the way for Bolivia’s boom I have always trusted the Financial Times but your Big Read on Bolivia, “The limits of Evonomics” (October 9), has shaken my…
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Bolivia’s election could lead to a ruthless ‘elected dictatorship.’ But no one’s paying attention
Andres Oppenheimer writes for The Miami Herald, for the Spanish version, click here: President Evo Morales has twisted Bolivia’s constitution to allow him to run for a fourth term, despite term limits. AIZAR RALDES GETTY IMAGES Much of Latin America’s attention is focused on the Oct. 27 elections in Argentina and Uruguay. But there’s a scandalous election…
How Evo Morales running again — and again — undermines Bolivia’s democracy
Ben Raderstorf and Michael J. Camilleri report for The Washington Post, picture at the bottom from the internet: Ben Raderstorf is a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley and a non-resident fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue. Michael J. Camilleri is director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. On…
Bolivian independent journalists 101, who are in peril under the worst ochlocracy
John Otis/CPJ Andes Correspondent reports to Committee to Protect Journalists: Forced out of jobs and sidelined, Bolivia’s independent journalists see their audience slipping away Amalia Pando was once a ubiquitous presence on Bolivian radio and TV, hosting some of the country’s most popular news and political commentary programs. At age 66, she’s still at it, but her…
Evo Morales Is Poised to Cling to Power in Bolivia’s Upcoming Election
Mat Youkee reports for Fair Observer, the picture at the bottom comes from the internet, and reflects evo’s personality and our decision: Following years of progress, a fourth presidential term for Evo Morales would represent a step backward for Bolivia’s democratic consolidation. Bolivia serves as a reminder that, all too often, democracies are only as…
Fire in Chiquitania: the world could help better but evo’s egocentric behavior ruins it all!
El Diario reports: Incessant fire, devastation and death EU: Fire in Chiquitania is a dire situation The head of business of the United States Embassy, Bruce Williamson, reiterated that the Trump administration is on the lookout for more help request from Bolivia. The country’s Foreign Ministry informed the diplomatic corps about the situation in Roboré…
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