El Diario reports: Progress audit with more doubts than certainties Conade asks OAS to retract its mission President Evo Morales said he will be respectful of the report made by the Organization of American States and hopes “it is a technical-legal work, and not a political one” Three days after the start of the review…
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What happened with evo? – Qué pasó con evo?
Andres Gomez writes in Pagina Siete: Why did the majority of the people was pissed off against Evo? Because he treats Bolivians as if they were his coca growers from the Cochabambino tropics. Because he uses the assets of the Bolivians as if they were things from his chaco where he sows coca. Because he…
Bolivian bonanza is gone … Fitch Ratings forecast are not encouraging
Ernesto Estremadoiro reports for El Deber: Fitch Ratings forecasts 2.8% growth rate for Bolivia in 2020 The international rating agency maintains the negative economic outlook it had released in June. In addition, the recovery is uncertain due to the fall in the volume of gas exports up to -22% and the fall in international reserves…
Evo Morales claims victory in contentious Bolivian election
Andres Schipani reports for the Financial Times: President holds wafer-thin lead over rival with 98.5% of ballots counted President Evo Morales has claimed victory in a contentious Bolivian election following official results showing he was ahead by a whisker. “We have already won in the first round,” Mr Morales told reporters in La Paz on…
Bolivia election: Tension rises as Morales’ lead expands
BBC reports: Protests have intensified in Bolivia as the incumbent president, Evo Morales, has again reached the lead needed to win the presidential election outright in the first round. With 98.4% of the votes counted, he had a 10.1-percentage point lead over his main rival, Carlos Mesa. He needs a 10 percentage point advantage to…
evo manipulated to win and now threatens Bolivians, like Chavez/Maduro did
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Like his mentors Chavez and Maduro, evo clings to power no matter what. He is pushing Bolivia into violence, he is sending to the streets the violent and irrational groups he controls. As egocentric as he became over these 14 years where he had absolute control of ALL State powers, he is…
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