Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Two coca-growers’ strategies The pupil of the coca grower Morales, Andrónico Rodríguez, has tried to surprise by saying that, in his opinion, the best candidate for the presidency at this moment is Carlos Mesa. But what it has done is to show that the Argentine advisers that the coca grower has…
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Derrotar – MAS – Defeat
Gregorio Lanza, Pagina Siete: Can MAS be beaten in the first round? The impacts of the conflict (painful because of the losses and reckless because of its objectives) and the survey published on August 18 in Página Siete give us some guidelines that could help to answer if it will be possible to beat the…
Bloqueos – Blockades
Rafael Archondo, Pagina Siete: Failed guide to unblock When the civic caravan headed towards Tiquipaya, the blockades had already vanished. They had no choice but to return to the headquarters of their functions. The stone and log carpets were left there, and without people, they became mere portable obstacles to the movement of motorized vehicles….
As Politicians Clashed, Bolivia’s Pandemic Death Rate Soared
Bolivia was mired in political turmoil when the pandemic hit. The response was chaotic. And the surge in deaths that followed was among the worst in the world, according to an analysis by The New York Times. By María Silvia Trigo, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Allison McCann Leer en español TARIJA, Bolivia — So many people were dying that the…
Stumbles – evo – Tropieza
Robert Brockmann, Pagina Siete: The Black Fortnight of the Boss In the absence of the political beasts that used to surround him during his rule, the Chieftain works with the liver. And so it goes. Why did he order his faithful henchman, Juan Carlos Huarachi, to block the roads, at the worst historically conceivable moment?…
Criminal = evo
William Herrera, Pagina Siete: The criminal legacy of Evo Morales Evo Morales and his party, the Movement to Socialism (MAS) have not only blocked, infected with Covid-19 and generated violence and deaths, but they have a vengeful and criminal plan against the majority of the Bolivian people. This behavior of the caudillo and his social…
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