Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The re-re-re-election does not strengthen democracy The Constitution of the Plurinational State was clearly established in one of its transitory provisions, that Evo Morales could not run in the previous election; it did thanks to a lecture given by the Constitutional Court, an institution that was and is fully…
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Guaraní people turn to the law to fight latest battle with Bolivian authorities
Toby Stirling Hill reports for The Guardian: The history of Bolivia’s Guaraní, an indigenous people living in the country’s southern lowlands, is one of struggle in defence of their territory. In 1892, an uprising against local landowners ended with the massacre of more than 2,000 Guaraní. A century later, Guaraní activists confronted oil companies seeking…
WARNING: Current crisis is not temporary but structural and long-term
El Diario reports: According to an study by IMF economists: Current crisis is not temporary but structural and long-term The flexibility of the exchange rate, which has increased in countries exporting raw materials during the last decade can help mitigate the impact of falling commodity prices. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the global…
Un mensaje claro y fuerte para evitar la re-re-re-re elección – A clear strong message to prevent the re-re-re-re election
El mundo opina y nosotros debemos votar de acuerdo a ello! – The world judges and we should vote accordingly! Este video describe que es respeto a las leyes, cumplir con la democracia y que no lo es – This video describes what is respect to law, compliance with democracy and what isn’t https://www.facebook.com/Bolivian.Thoughts/videos/1621394264787946/ Gente de todas…
Let be known: Bolivia chose strong, solid, autonomous and decentralized
Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: Strong, solid, autonomous and decentralized I will agree on the idea of the vice president about the regions/departments prefering a ‘strong’ and ‘solid’ State; I think, actually, that’s the aspiration of any citizen who sees that the homeland is the victim of roads, mines take overs, parks occupation, destruction…
Democracy in peril: Bolivia Panel Clears Bill to Change Constitution
From The Wall Street Journal: Bolivia Panel Clears Bill to Change Constitution A Bolivian legislative committee has approved a bill to change the constitution, paving the way for President Evo Morales to stay in power beyond his current term. The bill, which was cleared late Tuesday by the constitutional committee, will be sent to the…
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