Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: It is obvious, and all Bolivians comment, that an opposition leader is needed, even more so, that he becomes the only candidate to confront the MAS in the next elections. So far nothing new. It is also not new that there are already several candidates or they paint themselves as…
Tag: democracy in peril
In search of a leader | En busca de un líder
Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: “…in the face of disaster, some ask: Why?…the free man asks: What do I do?” We look like a lost flock. Those of us who write about the political situation in Bolivia, both reading ourselves, sound like sheep bleating. At first it was like listening to the lost ram, as it…
Beyond the MAS | Más allá del MAS
Maggy Talavera, Los Tiempos: The serious and profound crisis that the Santa Cruz institutionality faces today, starkly exposed in the absurd confrontation between equals, no less than in the Government, cannot be attributed exclusively to the MAS, either as fault or as merit, as they insist the leadership of Creemos and other sectors of civil…
The road to ruin: How a political rift threatens Bolivia’s stability | El camino a la ruina: cómo una ruptura política amenaza la estabilidad de Bolivia
The Week This past week, Evo Morales’s supporters paralyzed the country By Milan Sime Martinic Bolivian President Luis Arce, center, and his Vice President David Choquehuanca, left, wave to supporters from a presidential palace balcony | AP High in the Andes mountains, the air is thin. Opportunities are scarce. Held together by strong regional societal…
Political and mental blockage | Bloqueo político y mental
Editorial, El Deber: Blocking roads is, without a doubt, the most undemocratic protest measure that can exist, and Bolivia can more than attest to the perverse consequences that this pressure measure has left throughout recent history. In August 2020, a general road blockade, in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic, prevented the arrival of…
Political persecution – Erwin Bazán – Persecución política
El Diario: “They are prosecuting me because I denounce corruption, drug trafficking and I am anti-masista” The motives for carrying out the criminal and civil proceedings against the opposition deputy Erwin Bazán, Creemos, by the Minister of Government, Eduardo Del Castillo, are the complaints of corruption, drug trafficking in political power and his “anti-masista” party…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 