By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: Bolivia, the unfolding of multiple mestizajes When analyzing the first round of the national elections of August 2025, we observe that the legitimacy of the Plurinational State founded by the MAS in the 2009 Constitution has collapsed; it may continue to exist in the wording of that Constitution, but it…
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Resolver la Crisis o Enfrentar la Caída | Solve the Crisis or Face the Fall
Editorial, Pensamientos Bolivianos: Bolivia al Límite: A Bolivia se le acaba el tiempo. Las distorsiones económicas de los últimos quince años han creado una tormenta perfecta: escasez de combustible, un mercado del dólar asfixiado, reservas colapsando y creciente tensión social. No es una crisis accidental; es el resultado previsible del intervencionismo, las instituciones politizadas y…
Photos handing gifts reflect politician failure | Fotos entregando regalos reflejan el fracaso del político
By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: Social media JP Velasco hints at Lara: “Santa Cruz doesn’t need photos handing out gift bags; when a politician does that, it’s because he failed at his real job” The former vice-presidential candidate questioned that the current leader campaigns on his TikTok account instead of presenting a plan for the…
Government bets on “gradualism,” but the economy requires shock measures | Gobierno apuesta por el “gradualismo”, pero economía requiere medidas de shock
By El Diario: “Gradualism” is part of the economic management of Rodrigo Paz’s government, in a political, economic, and financial scenario that is not the most favorable for implementing shock measures, but it must be reversed or readjusted as soon as possible, and a concrete and feasible economic plan must be presented, according to economic…
La escasez de pan en Bolivia pone de relieve el desafío de reformar los subsidios | Bolivia’s bread shortage highlights subsidy reform challenge
Por Reuters, Yahoo! Finance: LA PAZ (Reuters) – La escasez de la marraqueta, el pan boliviano subsidiado por el Estado, está creando una primera prueba para el recién electo presidente Rodrigo Paz, mientras el agotamiento de las reservas de trigo y el aumento de costos presionan a los panificadores y frustran a los consumidores. La…
Paz Brings Order as Lara Oversteps | Paz pone orden frente a un Lara desubicado
By Unitel: “No need to smooth things over,” says Paz about his relationship with Lara The president asserted that the Minister of the Presidency met with Lara to coordinate several issues [Photo: Rodrigo Paz] / The president arrived in Cochabamba this Wednesday. President Rodrigo Paz stated on Wednesday night that he has no rough edges…
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