ABI reports via Hoybolivia.com: Civics against the September 6 elections call a national meeting to take action La Paz, Jul 17 (ABI). – The civic committees called a national meeting, for July 21, to prevent the general elections from taking place on September 6, a date they fear, may end in a massive spread of…
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WHY BOLIVIA MUST DECENTRALIZE
The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette: It was only eight months ago that Bolivia concluded a bizarre political conflict that saw President Evo Morales step down from office. Morales was pursuing a fourth presidential term but encountered numerous constitutional roadblocks. Protesters cited irregularities and alleged voter fraud during elections in October 2019 as the principal motive behind…
Bolivia: worst covid-19 time – peor momento del Covid-19
El Diario reports: Approaching 50,000 infections Bolivia at the worst moment of Covid-19 expansion More than four months after the presence of coronavirus disease in the national territory and after reports of the highest peaks, from 1,000 cases upwards, for the Deputy Minister of Health System Management, Miguel Ángel Delgado, Bolivia enters the worst moment…
Eight turbulent months that we live in a democracy – Ocho meses turbulentos que vivimos en democracia
Editorial from El Deber: Eight turbulent months that we live in a democracy This Sunday, July 12, Bolivia celebrates eight months of an unexpectedly long transition that at the same time marks the eight months of the government of Jeanine Áñez, the senator for Beni until eight months ago, who by simple procedure held a…
Time for renouncement – Tiempo de renunciamiento
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: Time for renouncement The poker of aces to leave MAS without the slightest chance would have been made up of Jeanine Añez, Carlos Mesa, Luis Fernando Camacho and Tuto Quiroga. However, April Fool’s Day is far away, and we know that at the moment putting together just a couple…
Bolivia Interim President Self-Quarantines After Testing Positive for Coronavirus
VOA News: Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez says she is self -quarantining and feels fine after testing positive for the cororonavirus. Áñez said Thursday she was tested for the virus last week after members of her staff became infected. She said she will remain in quarantine for 14 days before taking a new test to…
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