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…
Tag: democracy in peril
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…
MAS sets a political trap for the new government | El MAS tiende una trampa política al nuevo gobierno
By La Hora Pico, Eju.tv: MAS revives the two-thirds rule in the Chamber of Deputies: an exit shield and an early trap for the incoming government According to Coca, reinstating the two-thirds rule is part of a political strategy with an electoral goal aimed at the upcoming subnational elections. “MAS wants people to say, ‘We…
Paz and Lara: The Game of Thrones
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The saga Game of Thrones portrays in dramatic form how the quest for power can destroy both individuals and states and governments — and the lesson it leaves us is that only cooperation and political maturity can, or at least aspire to, build lasting leadership. We Bolivians are experiencing a bit of…
Damage to the press | Daños a la prensa
By Juan José Toro, El Deber: Events showed almost immediately that, in reality, Morales viewed as an enemy any press he could not control. That gathering concluded that the media were interfering in society and had built a “siege” against the president. That led to cross-consultations to determine who made up that siege — but…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 