By Alfonso Gumucio, Brujula Digital: We have a weak and contaminated Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). The questioned electoral roll hasn’t been reviewed for years. There will be no poll watchers, no TREP, no voting in some departments, no social oversight, no photos of tally sheets at the end of the day, and no possibility of…
Tag: democracy in peril
Another failed judicial election | Otra elección judicial fallida
By Brujula Digital, El Diario: Bolivia is one week away from another failed judicial election Bolivia heads toward voting in the judicial elections on Sunday, December 15, which will undoubtedly fail again, as did the previous two, where generally submissive magistrates accused of irregularities and considered mediocre were elected. This time, the situation is even…
Periodistas en Bolivia enfrentan ataques y agresiones verbales | Journalists in Bolivia face attacks, verbal assaults
4 de Diciembre, 2024 5:29 PM WASHINGTON — Temiendo por su vida, Josué Chube Choque recuerda haber gritado que era periodista mientras manifestantes lo atacaban el mes pasado en Bolivia. El reportero trabajaba para la estación de televisión Unitel, cubriendo las protestas generalizadas de los partidarios del expresidente de Bolivia, quienes bloqueaban carreteras en todo…
Well-intentioned Claure, although lacking much knowledge … | Bien intencionado Claure aunque desconociendo mucho …
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brijula Digital: Marcelo, yes, but not like this Democracy is based on laws, not on people–Anonymous The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions, and Marcelo Claure has burst onto the political scene like a bull in a china shop. There’s no doubt about his good intentions in commissioning…
Calamitous Lack of Political Parties | Calamitosa falta de partidos políticos
Editorial, El Diario: The country finds itself in an extremely dire situation, nearing its two-hundredth year of existence, compounded by some individuals asserting that it is unnecessary to remember August 6 as the founding date, while others claim Bolivia no longer exists, insisting instead on the notion of a supposed Plurinational State and making other…
Evo Morales loses power within MAS | Evo Morales se quedó sin poder dentro del MAS
By Juan Carlos Véliz, EJu.tv; Evo Morales loses power within the party, political analysts agree A ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal recognizes the MAS congress aligned with Arce, which elected Grover García as party president, replacing Evo Morales. Former President Evo Morales has lost not only the party leadership and candidacy for the 2025 general…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 