By El Dia: The Red Ponchos lashed people with their whips, while onlookers shouted “abusive.” They excused the acts of violence by saying, “you provoke us.” Photo: Urgente The Red Ponchos assaulted passersby with “whippings” after they criticized the “Bolivia Is Not for Sale” march rejecting Supreme Decree 5503. The incident occurred Monday morning on…
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Governing from Afar | Gobernar a Distancia
By Erbol: TO GOVERN FROM A DISTANCE Controversy over Decree 5515: between allegations of unconstitutionality and arguments of governability Paz and Lara are in conflict less than two months after taking office. Is it to sustain governability, or is it an authoritarian turn? A new debate has emerged in Bolivia’s political arena due to Supreme…
Remote Rule, Tighter Reins | Gobierno remoto, riendas más cortas
By Erbol: REFORM OF FUNCTIONS Decree enables Paz to govern through technological means when traveling abroad and cuts back Lara’s margin of action The leaders are now politically distanced. Photo: VEP. The Government published Supreme Decree 5515, through which it modifies the operating structure of the Executive Branch and provides that the President may govern…
Citizens Push Back Against COB Marches | Ciudadanos rechazan marchas de la COB
By Unitel, Eju.tv: “We Want to Work”: Citizens Confront Marchers and Reject COB Mobilization This Tuesday marks the ninth day of marches and the second day of a hunger strike set up at three pickets in the city of La Paz. The COB is calling for the repeal of Supreme Decree 5503. This Tuesday marks…
Unity against populism | Unidad frente al populismo
By Baldwin Montero, Vision 360: Lupo calls for unity in the face of the onslaught by the “mafias” seeking to return to power and the “new populists” “We see populists who only look at their own navel, who seek to cause harm with lies and throw obstacles in the way,” warned the Minister of the…
Just Beginning: Putting One’s Shoulder to the Wheel | Recién empieza: a poner el hombro
By Oscar Antezana, El Día: “In Bolivia, governability also has an aspect that is directly related to citizenship… I suggest, Mr. President, that from the very first minute of November 8 a massive and permanent awareness campaign be designed and implemented regarding our forgotten values—such as honesty, punctuality, keeping one’s word, effort, and compliance with…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 