Mat Youkee reports for The Guardian: Polls suggest Evo Morales may face a run-off vote after being blamed for devastating blazes Heavy rains have all but extinguished the devastating wildfires that tore through the dry forests of eastern Bolivia for nearly two months. But, with national elections approaching, recriminations over the blazes have ratcheted up tensions in…
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Evo Morales Is Poised to Cling to Power in Bolivia’s Upcoming Election
Mat Youkee reports for Fair Observer, the picture at the bottom comes from the internet, and reflects evo’s personality and our decision: Following years of progress, a fourth presidential term for Evo Morales would represent a step backward for Bolivia’s democratic consolidation. Bolivia serves as a reminder that, all too often, democracies are only as…
Evo Morales faces toughest test to keep power in Bolivia
Carlos Valdez reports for The Washington Post: A campaign poster featuring President Evo Morales giving a thumbs up reads in Spanish “Evo and the people. Secure future” on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Morales coasted to victory in previous elections, becoming the longest-serving leader of a nation long notorious for…
Punishment vote against MAS
El Diario reports: Determination of the Cruceño open Council: After the massive concentration carried out yesterday at the feet of the Christ the Redeemer, it was determined respect for the vote of the 21F referendum, rebellion before a possible electoral “fraud”, abrogation of Law 741 and DS 3973 that increased the permit of “controlled” burning…
‘Everything is burned’: Bolivian caravan marches across fire-ravaged region to pressure Morales
Santiago Limachi, David Mercado report for Reuters: CHIQUITANO FOREST, Bolivia (Reuters) – In Bolivia’s fire-ravaged lowlands, a caravan of indigenous protesters is marching hundreds of miles to demand President Evo Morales declare a surge in wildfires a national disaster, a move they hope will unleash international aid. People march during the 10th Indigenous March to defend…
Evo ever after?
Jamie Dean reports for World Magazine: As a new election approaches, Bolivia’s Morales may be seeking to become another South American president for life Each morning in the Bolivian city of La Paz, thousands of young men pull ski masks over their faces and baseball caps over their heads, as they wait for scores of…
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