AFP, Yahoo News: Bolivia’s government announced on Friday it has contacted the International Criminal Court to denounce former president Evo Morales for “crimes against humanity” over last month’s mass roadblock movement. The government accused Morales of “terrorism and genocide” over the 12-day campaign that saw hospitals complain they were unable to receive urgent medical supplies…
Tag: elections
Urban/rural vote must be worth the same – Voto urbano/rural debe valer lo mismo
ANF reports for Los Tiempos: Conade demand to the TCP to nullify law 421 and that 1 urban vote be equal to 1 rural vote The National Committee for the Defense of Democracy (Conade) demanded the Plurinational Constitutional Court to nullify Law 421, which reduces the powers of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) and which…
Let be known: Bolivia chose strong, solid, autonomous and decentralized
Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: Strong, solid, autonomous and decentralized I will agree on the idea of the vice president about the regions/departments prefering a ‘strong’ and ‘solid’ State; I think, actually, that’s the aspiration of any citizen who sees that the homeland is the victim of roads, mines take overs, parks occupation, destruction…
Judicial elections’ official results, finally!
finally! Los Tiempos reports: The final results confirmed that for this judicial elections, the null and blank votes reached 60 percent, compared to 40 percent of the valid votes. [so those pre-selected candidates by current government will take office. Is that going to be legal? yes, legitimate? no] The President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal…
Where are the Bolivian 2011 Judicial election’s results?
It is way over the deadline that the Bolivian electoral office offered, back on October 16, 2011 when the questioned Judiciary elections took place. Such election was highly questioned by citizens who did not actually elect but chose out of a list of pre-selected candidates by current political party in government. El Diario’s cartoon (Oct…
Bolivian Judicial elections update as of Oct 23, 2011
This cartoon is from El Diario, October 22, 2011; a person says “He as a lawyer is not so bad…! Maybe as magistrate will be better…!” Follow some excerpts from main Bolivian newspapers on the subject: Opinion: Reports today: null votes are a warning to all politicians. No one should declare victory against current government,…
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