Jonathan Watts writes for The Guardian: Bolivia president blames ‘conspiracy’ for loss – but weary voters may be to blame Rather than a broad ideological shift or dirty tactics by the opposition, Evo Morales’s defeat probably has more to do with scandals and rising expectations. Another election, another loss for a leftwing government in Latin…
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Polls do not follow the desires of Evo
ANF reports in El Dia: Re-election Polls do not follow the desires of Evo According to a market survey and samples for Pagina Siete, held last December, 45% of the population would agree with the reelection of Morales and 53% reject his re-election. 2% did not respond. In October, the company IPSOS showed the results…
Ismael Cala says that the interview with Evo made him “want to vomit”
Omar Pereyra in eju.tv reports from CNN: Ismael Cala says that the interview with Evo made him “want to vomit” In the program “Oppenheimer presents” last Sunday night [09/06/2015], the popular presenter of CNN Ismael Cala said that the interviews with some politicians make him want to vomit, adding that the last case of this…
There was a name for current Bolivian government “style”: Ochlocracy!!!
Eudoro Galindo writes in El Diario: Democracies get sick and die Two are the causes why democracies get sick and die. The first occurs when a tyrant in power enter the Government with majority support of the population who expressed electorally. The experience of Germany when Hitler came to power democratically, showed mankind the tragedies…
Current Bolivian presidential priorities…
Bolivia continues to face lack of investment on sustainable projects, lack of public safety, lack of coherent employment and empowerment structures. Instead corruption, narco trafficking and egocentrism rules the actions of current Bolivian president… Let alone his relentless desire to continue holding power in a third-unconstitutional consecutive term. The cartoon is from El Diario, March…
Current Bolivian politics: A tale for idiots
Manfredo Kempff describes wonderfully our sorry situation; from El Deber: A tale for idiots The presidential intention to prolong indefinitely in power is a fact. “Reproducing the Power”, says MAS lexicon. His Excellency (H.E.) will meet his second term in 2014, unless the Bolivian people are such idiots that we do not know how to…
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