Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald (español): Don’t shed any tears for the former leftist populist leaders Evo Morales of Bolivia and Rafael Correa of Ecuador, both of whom were recently prohibited from running for office in their respective countries; they are getting a taste of their own medicine. During their terms in office, the two former…
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Bolivia’s Interim President Pulls Out of Election
Anatoly Kurmanaev, The New York Times: Less than a year after declaring herself president of her turbulent country, Jeanine Añez abandoned her attempt to win official approval from the voters. MEXICO CITY — Bolivia’s interim president, Jeanine Añez, said Thursday that she was abandoning her election campaign, capping a stormy year in power during which…
¡Intervencionistas! – Interventionists!
Marcelo Ostria, El Deber: In Latin America there was interference to impose governments. It is still the hallmark of Castroism, which not only intervened politically in the internal affairs of other states, but also organized bloody guerrillas to capture power. It was also a constant in the regime of Hugo Chávez and his successor. The…
Bolivia’s political limbo
Jan Souverein, International Politics and Society Journal: En el período previo a las elecciones de octubre, Bolivia está más polarizada que nunca. No está claro si eso cambiará después In the run-up to the elections in October, Bolivia is more polarised than ever. It’s not clear whether that will change after “Animales” y “hordas” versus…
Biased Human Rights Watch
Carlos Valverde, El Deber: Nonsense and crooked humans Now it turns out that Human Rights considers the accusations against Evo Morales disproportionate because “they are only based on the recording of a telephone call between Evo Morales and a peasant leader [1]” who is instructed that the blockades must be forceful and that no food…
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