By Erika Segales, El Deber; Eju.tv: The engineer is calling for the publication of voting tally sheets to guarantee transparency in the new preliminary system. Source: eldeber.com.bo Systems engineer Edgar Villegas confirmed that he is part of the citizen initiative Let’s Protect the Vote and will serve as an advisor. The proposal is a collective effort…
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They’re leaving | Se van
By Sayuri Loza, Brújula Digital: The latest polls published by various media outlets show a low voting intention for the offspring of the once-hegemonic MAS. Some voices, naively triumphant, proclaim that the runoff will be between Tuto and Samuel, leaving the “left” behind. I don’t want to be that optimistic. My dance teacher (who has…
Rebaptizing the State | Rebautizar al Estado
By Francesco Zaratti: Bolivia’s historical and cyclical crisis has worsened over the past 20 years, embracing virtually every field of political, economic and social life. On the eve of the celebration of the Bicentenary of the Republic and a few weeks before the general elections of August 17, there is much talk of the “refoundation”…
“Masismo” destroyed judicial independence | “Masismo” destruyó la independencia judicial
By El Diario: Legislators affirm: The case involving the alleged judicial consortium, which implicates former Minister César Siles along with several judges and magistrates, is a consequence of the institutional destruction caused by the governments of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), a party that used the justice system to benefit some and politically persecute others,…
The root problem is the accelerated loss of purchasing power | El problema de fondo es la pérdida acelerada del poder adquisitivo
By Miguel Angel Amonzabel Gonzales, El Deber: When Cooking Became a Bolivian Luxury May 2025 will go down as the most critical month of the year for Bolivia’s economy. A combination of internal and external factors unleashed a perfect storm that hit households hard and put small and medium-sized businesses in check. Among all the…
Drug trafficking and smuggling take root in the Ayllus of Northern Potosí | Narcotráfico y contrabando se enquista en los Ayllus del Norte de Potosí
By Leny Chuquimia, Visión 360: Conflicts in Llallagua reveal the situation “Little Mexico” is the open secret that reigns in southern Oruro and spreads through the Potosí Altiplano; a corridor for smuggled vehicles, contraband, and drugs. Blockade point with participation of Northern Potosí ayllus. Photo: EFE “It’s an open secret,” says one of the residents…
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