Bolivia: narrow win for Evo Morales announced in presidential election

Dan Collyns reports for The Guardian: Disputed victory will likely stoke tensions after days of angry clashes and allegations of vote tampering made by opposition Evo Morales has narrowly won a controversial fourth presidential term just as tens of thousands of Bolivians marched in the administrative capital, La Paz, and cities across the country on the fourth…

Bolivia está unida – Bolivia is united‼️

Foto histórica 🇧🇴 líderes Carlos Mesa, Luis Fernando Camacho (Presidente Comité Cívico SC), Samuel Doria Medina, Luis Revilla (alcalde de La Paz), Ruben Costas (gobernador SCZ), Óscar Ortiz ( Bolivia Dijo NO), Gobernador de Tarija y otros alcaldes reunidos ahora en La Paz! 🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴 O nos unimos o nos hundimos. https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/coordinadora-democracia-exige-segunda-vuelta-inmediata/20191024141533733752.html Y el último mensaje…

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…

‘There Could Be a War’: Protests Over Elections Roil Bolivia

Ernesto Londoño reports for The New York Times: Although early vote counts showed close results, President Evo Morales declared himself the outright winner, saying he did not need to face a runoff. President Evo Morales of Bolivia on Wednesday claimed that he won Sunday’s election by a margin wide enough to avoid a runoff, escalating…