Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: On the brink of a coup d’état Since his withdrawal, not retirement, Juan del Granado has made a very correct observation: “there was a too hasty constitutional succession.” And now the country is paying the price for that mistake. MAS had been defeated. During the battle, the cocalero defenders…
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The permanent Bolivian crisis – La permanente crisis boliviana
Editorial from El Dia: The permanent Bolivian crisis Does anyone remember when Bolivia was free of ultimatums? When was it that we were without threats? When could we get away from the precipice, without being about to take the step towards the abyss? When could we dream of leaving the old stigma of an infeasible…
Morales stoking violence, claims Bolivia president
(MENAFN – Gulf Times) Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anez has accused former leader Evo Morales and his supporters of fomenting violence to try to force a return to power.Socialist Morales, who currently lives in exile in Argentina, fired back, accusing the government of training its military to suppress social movements.Conservative Anez assumed the presidency in…
Bolivia: on the razor’s edge – en el filo de la navaja
Ruddy Orellana writes in Los Tiempos: Bolivia, on the razor’s edge Like déjà vu, several publications from different international newspapers come to mind that in 2005, during the social revolts that ended with Carlos Mesa’s resignation from the presidency, echoed a fragmented country, broken in its social and political structure and going through one of…
Red Seal for evo! – Sello Rojo para evo!
El Dia reports: For the audio case They seek to activate the red seal against Evo Management. Prosecutor’s Office works to make it happen this week. The state attorney general, Juan Lanchipa, assured that this week the judicial requirements will be issued to activate the red seal against former president Evo Morales, who is being…
The Chapare mystery – El misterio del Chapare
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The Chapare mystery The coca growers in Yungas were concerned that the quarantine prevented them from bringing the coca to the country’s markets, until they found a solution: they are going to apply all the biosafety protocols. The trucks will be disinfected with strict asepsis criteria and the producers…
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