Evo Morales’ party defeated in local Bolivia elections

La Prensa Latina: La Paz, Apr 12 (EFE).- The governing Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), headed by former President Evo Morales, was defeated in the gubernatorial races in four Bolivian provinces in Sunday’s second electoral round, according to preliminary results that on Monday indicate that opposition party candidates handily prevailed in those races. Voters in La…

The failure of MAS – El fracaso del MAS

Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Memories of the present When the raw materials boom and the greatest waste in the country’s history have passed, in addition to the cowardly flight of its cowardly leader, the MAS has only one flag left: having created the “plurinational state.” What that plurinational means will have to be asked to…

Masista ineptitude – Ineptitud masista

Editorial, Pagina Siete: Failed start of vaccination Long lines of elderly people, useless waits, lack of information and, worst of all, lack of vaccines created a scene of chaos during the first days of what must have been the start of mass vaccination. The central government had announced with pomp a vaccination schedule that runs…

Is masismo reliable? – ¿Es confiable el masismo?

Antonio Saravia, Pagina Siete: I don’t want dialogue Citizen Community and Carlos Mesa presented last Monday a proposal “for peace and reconciliation” in the country. In its first point, the proposal asks “without renouncing our interpretation of the facts and in homage to the greater good of the country, to overcome the polarization generated by…

Despicable funnel – Embudo despreciable

William Herrera, El Dia: Funnel Law perfected The MAS government has perfected the Funnel Law: broad, condescending and relaxed for the ruling party and strict and rigorous for the opponents. And as a sample is enough a button, the former president Jeanine Áñez governed a year and is deprived of her freedom in a jail…