Sofia Sanchez reports for Euro News: Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Áñez has passed a law that limits presidents to two terms and appoints a new board that will set a date for a general election. Áñez pointed out her government’s commitment to celebrate “fair elections,” as opposed to the “fraud” of which she accuses Evo…
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Bolivia approves new elections excluding Evo Morales
Deutsche Welle re Bolivia’s congress has approved a bill that seeks to quell weeks of unrest by allowing for new elections that exclude the country’s exiled ex-President Evo Morales. Street blockades have been lifted following talks. Bolivian lawmakers on Saturday approved a bill that allows for new elections and annuls the results of the October 20 election….
Bolivia in transition – Bolivia en transición
Alvaro Vargas Llosa writes, evo’s photo from the internet: Some fools howl: coup against Evo Morales! No: Evo Morales tried to give his fifth coup d’etat from power and the seventh if we remember that before reaching the presidency in 2006 he had knocked down two presidents. Morales comes to the Government under a constitution…
The untold story of the exit of Evo Morales and the succession of Añez.
From Pagina Siete [para la versión en español, use el link al final]: The untold story of the exit of Evo Morales and the succession of Añez Luis Vásquez had a key role in the legality of the succession in the absence of MAS. Adriana Salvatierra begged that Evo was allowed to leave the country….
Bolivia’s warring parties strike deal for new elections to end deadly unrest
Reuters reports for France 24: Bolivia’s interim government and lawmakers from the party of unseated leader Evo Morales struck a deal late on Thursday to pursue new elections, potentially helping resolve the South American country’s political crisis. In a late night session of the Bolivian Senate, the chamber’s President, a member of Morales’ Movement for…
What the End of Bolivia’s President Means for the Country
Ian Bremmer reports for Time: Evo Morales, the President of Bolivia, fled to Mexico on Nov. 12, and his country now faces an uncertain future. Morales had little choice. Evidence that he had tried to steal his country’s latest presidential election pushed hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets of Bolivia’s largest cities in…
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