By Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: The Legacy of Disorder: A Bloated State, Internal Fractures, and a Country on the Brink of Collapse The country has awakened to the institutional hangover left by nearly two decades of MAS rule. And what we are seeing in these first days of the new administration is not exactly a ray…
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Clash Between Paz and Lara Over a Ministry, Quotas, and Power | Paz y Lara chocan por un ministerio, cuotas y poder
By Yolanda Mamani, El Deber: Rodrigo Paz and Edmand Lara. Photos: APG and Vice-Presidency The head of state reveals that the Justice Ministry was a power quota requested by Vice President Edmand Lara, for whom he backed away from his promise to eliminate that ministry. Lara protests on TikTok over changes in the Executive Branch….
A Minister on the Edge | Ministro en la cuerda floja
By Erbol: MADE HIS CASE PUBLIC Government confirms that Vidovic has an enforceable sentence and ‘will not be able to hold public office’ The Minister of Justice and Transparency, Freddy Vidovic, has an enforceable three-year sentence for the crimes of aiding evasion, active bribery, and others, meaning that “he will not be able to hold…
Áñez upon leaving prison | Áñez al salir del penal
By Brújula Digital: “I will never regret having served my country” With a Bolivian flag and alongside her two children, José Armando and Carolina Ribera Áñez, the former president left the Miraflores prison at 10:59 a.m. She was greeted by a large crowd. Former president Jeanine Áñez, together with her children, leaves prison. Photo: APG…
Underlying Threats to Rodrigo Paz’s Administration | Amenazas de fondo contra la gestión de Rodrigo Paz
By Walter Guevara, Vision 360: These same leaders must assume, from inside and outside the government, the responsibility of forming autonomous, responsible, and tolerant citizens. The absence of a political party system, combined with a shortage of democratic citizens, represents the greatest threat to Rodrigo Paz’s administration. The trigger for this double threat could be…
Decline of MAS | Ocaso del MAS
Editorial, El Diario: Struggle for Subnational Power and the Decline of MAS The 2026 subnational elections will be a complex and decisive scenario, as the recent shift in power at the national level and the internal divisions within the main political blocs create a landscape in which the power of mayorships and governorships will serve…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 