Diego Seas, El Deber: Calvo: “We maintain the indefinite strike and remain alert to what happens in Parliament regarding the law for the census” After the 72-hour deadline given by the last plebiscite, the civic president Rómulo Calvo went out to speak to the people of Santa Cruz The president of the Santa Cruz Civic…
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Redistribution of economic resources and Congress seats | Redistribución de recursos económicos y escaños
Diego Seas, El Deber: Interinstitutional Committee will present a bill to guarantee redistribution of economic resources and seats until 2024 The adviser José Luis Santistevan maintained that it will be the Executive and the Legislative Assembly who define the date of the Population and Housing Census The Inter-institutional Committee of Santa Cruz spoke this Monday…
Arce failed! – ¡Se aplazó Arce!
Editorial, El Dia: Arce generates more conflicts The minister-cheerleaders and megaphone advisers who warm Luis Arce’s ear have told him that he is the big winner in the battle for the census, that those cowardly policemen, the hooded gang members and the shock groups led by public officials, have managed to bend the Santa Cruz…
Santa Cruz has spoken! – ¡Habló Santa Cruz!
Ariel Melgar Cabrera, El Deber: The strike continues and the plebiscite asks for a law to allocate seats before the 2025 elections In a massive concentration registered at the foot of Christ the Redeemer, on day 23 of the strike, it was decided to give the Government 72 hours to release the detainees, while the…
Bolivia: Census protests’ escalate – Escalada de protestas por el censo
Reuters, US News: A burning barricade set by demonstrators is pictured during a protest as part of a general strike demanding that authorities hold a census next year before elections in 2025, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrea Martinez NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES REUTERS | Una barricada en llamas levantada por los manifestantes…
An aimless President! – ¡Un Presidente sin rumbo!
Editorial, Página Siete: President, avoid the worst mistake of your government Mr. President, the country is at a crossroads and you, who have the decision in your hands, cannot afford to make a mistake, which could be the worst of your government. A mistake on his part could lead him to repent when it is…
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