Members of the TSE violated the principle of impartiality

El Diario reports: Opposition announces legal process Senator Arturo Murillo argues that the legal figures on the case would be “serious and very serious faults”, in addition to threatening the citizen’s vote Two days after Evo Morales made them responsible for the primary elections, the members issued a statement, justifying the meeting with the President…

Lava Jato in Bolivia: Boon or Bane for Evo Morales?

Emily Achtenberg reports for NACLA: Will an inquiry into Bolivia’s potential ties to the massive Lava Jato bribery scandal help Evo Morales, or derail his bid for a fourth presidential term? Next month, Bolivian lawmakers will issue a much-anticipated report on the country’s ties to the massive Lava Jato (Operation Carwash) bribery scandal. When President Evo Morales…

Evo Morales, indigenous icon, loses support among Bolivia’s native people

Caroline Stauffer reports for Reuters: DWINDLING SUPPORT: President Evo Morales once enjoyed the backing of most of Bolivia’s native peoples. But after 12 years in office, and judicial plays to end term limits, many indigenous Bolivians are now wary of Morales. REUTERS/David Mercado CHARAGUA, Bolivia—In 12 years as president of South America’s poorest country, Evo…

A demagogue second Christmas bonus, simply shows how evo’s panicking!

An excellent Editorial from El Diario, photo “arrangement” is provided by Bolivian Thoughts: 4.5% GDP does not guarantee growth The case of a probable payment of the second Christmas bonus, in spite of the crisis that the country is going through, causes concern not only in the business sector but in the population in general….