Puka ReyesVilla reports in his Facebook: “At Aspiazu School (Sopocachi, La Paz), there were many elderly citizens that went TO CAST THEIR VOTE, they were not listed -were they edited?- When they were demanding to do so, the electoral notary Selma Soria (in the picture below) said “elderly don’t need to vote”…
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Today this Bolivian government tests its popularity…
Pagina Siete reflects on today’s “judicial elections” and what is really at stake: current president’s popularity and acceptance. The search for complete control and power of the politics, management in Bolivia by current ruling political party. A recent poll suggest a 55% disapproval of the president, despite what is going on with TIPNIS, low gas natural production,…
Bolivian society’s perception about Judicial “elections”
This cartoon is from El Diario, it shows this Friday how Bolivian society feels about the so-called “elections” for the Judicial System. People (blind) are going to take a dive into the Judicial elections, they do not know exactly who to vote for, as most of us do not know the candidates. On top of…
About the judicial “election” and their candidates in Santa Cruz
El Deber website posted this article last night: Today (10/12/11) was the day that the 74 aspiring candidates had to introduce themselves to the cruceno population. The setting was the Gilberto Parada Coliseum; to start at 11am. By noon only 20 of the 74 showed up; the public was also scarce which shows little interest on this…
Bolivian October Judicial “elections”? … no stupid, just “votation”!
That seems to be what most Bolivians feel about the Judicial “elections” that will take place this October 16th. All candidates in the absurdly and awkwardly large paper that portrays those “candidates” were not selected by merit in an open procedure. They were “pre-selected” by current political party in government. Thus, the quotes on the…
Bolivian Judicial “elections” may be postponed if TIPNIS struggle continues
As a result of nationwide repudiation on how current government is handling the TIPNIS intended road construction, the judicial “elections” [in quotes as there is no opportunity to really elect as all those candidates have been pre-selected already by current political party in government] may be postponed if the TIPNIS protest-walk continues close to the…
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