By Carlos Toranzo, Brújula Digital: Evo Morales blocked the country’s roads. What did he want? According to him: the enforcement of the Constitution, a clean and independent judiciary, no judicial coup, that the government not use the justice system as a political weapon against the opposition, and that there be rule of law. It takes…
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¿Y ahora Qué? | Now What?
Por Pensamientos Bolivianos: [Si quiere escuchar el resumen, use este link, gracias] ¿Qué sigue, Bolivia? El silenciamiento de los liberales clásicos Dunn y Saravia y la lucha por un país al borde del abismo Ayer, Bolivia perdió a dos de sus figuras políticas más prometedoras—no en las urnas, sino ante la oscura maquinaria de un…
Exclusion zone, without elections, without the State, without law | Zona de exclusión, sin elecciones, sin Estado, sin ley
By El Dia: Evo Morales’ Grand Prize Evo Morales no longer needs to be a candidate. If he manages to consolidate Chapare as an exclusion zone—without elections, without the State, without law—he will have gained much more: he will become the lifelong emperor of a territory where the Constitution does not apply, the police do…
We do not want nor need dirty campaigning! | ¡No queremos ni necesitamos campañas sucias!
By Brújula Digital Citizens demand that the TSE take action against dirty campaigning ahead of the presidential elections, according to opinion poll The public expressed strong support for the need for the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to take firm measures to stop the dirty war among the various political alliances that have already begun their…
Villegas joins as advisor to the ‘Let’s Protect the Vote’ initiative | Villegas se suma como asesor a la iniciativa ‘Cuidemos el Voto’
By Erika Segales, El Deber; Eju.tv: The engineer is calling for the publication of voting tally sheets to guarantee transparency in the new preliminary system. Source: eldeber.com.bo Systems engineer Edgar Villegas confirmed that he is part of the citizen initiative Let’s Protect the Vote and will serve as an advisor. The proposal is a collective effort…
Rebaptizing the State | Rebautizar al Estado
By Francesco Zaratti: Bolivia’s historical and cyclical crisis has worsened over the past 20 years, embracing virtually every field of political, economic and social life. On the eve of the celebration of the Bicentenary of the Republic and a few weeks before the general elections of August 17, there is much talk of the “refoundation”…
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