Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Over the last eleven years, we have seen the best possible economic times ever in our whole history, the perfect opportunity to overcome poverty, generate sustainable employment and be competitive. What happened? Bolivia was taken by the worst kakistocracy and/or ochlocracy ever thought imaginable! At the bottom, please find a comparison between…
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Fighting for Bolivian Democracy 101: New complaints against an embassy
An important Editorial from Pagina Siete: EDITORIAL New complaints against an embassy Given the wave of corruption and drug trafficking complaints that affect the government, President Evo Morales has responded in the usual way: accusing the US embassy in Bolivia. On this occasion, however, the President’s statement is more shocking. What he has indicated is…
Fighting for Bolivian Democracy 101: Activists arm “mountain of corruption” and call to vote null
Lorena Rojas reports for Pagina Siete: Activists arm “mountain of corruption” and call to vote null Citizens from different platforms say that they “started a pedagogical campaign” with which they want to explain to the population the need for that type of vote. Activists of the Citizen Movement yesterday armed a “mountain of corruption”, in…
Bid for Power in Bolivia Is Just Another Reach for Autocracy
Jose Miguel Vivanco and Juan Pappier report for Human Rights Watch, published in The New York Times: Bid for Power in Bolivia Is Just Another Reach for Autocracy (Buenos Aires) — President Evo Morales of Bolivia seems obsessed with staying in power. In 2016, he called a referendum on a constitutional amendment that would have…
The ombudsman in Bolivia lost ALL credibility!
Unfortunately, the ombudsman in Bolivia, who was crucial at the time Bolivia was consolidating its democracy, recuperated over 34 years ago, is now a simple acolyte of the coca grower caudillo who intends to perpetuate in power! This cartoon is from El Diario, and portrays this individual, David Tezanos, who is trying relentlessly to justify…
Quispe: MAS ‘is corpse without soul and stinks’ to corruption
Erbol reports: Calls for freedom for 37 “political prisoners” Quispe: MAS ‘is corpse without soul and stinks’ to corruption The ex-leader peasant Felipe Quispe Huanca “El Mallku”, through his Facebook account, alluded in past hours to the way of doing politics of President Evo Morales and MAS, stating that this party “is a political corpse…
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