By La Hora Pico, Eju.tv: MAS revives the two-thirds rule in the Chamber of Deputies: an exit shield and an early trap for the incoming government According to Coca, reinstating the two-thirds rule is part of a political strategy with an electoral goal aimed at the upcoming subnational elections. “MAS wants people to say, ‘We…
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Bolivia on the Edge: Devalue or Collapse | Bolivia al filo: devaluar o colapsar
By Carlos Jahnsen, El Diario: Bolivia faces the challenge of stabilizing its currency: undervaluation as the only path to stability Bolivia is living through its most decisive economic moment in four decades. The fixed exchange rate — once a symbol of stability — is now a trap that drains reserves and destroys competitiveness. It reflects…
The Indigenist Imposture Collapsed | Se derrumbó la impostura indigenista
By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: The MAS’s discourse, prior to the 2005 elections, had nothing indigenist about it — nor did its organic intellectuals. The left-wing NGOs, which were practically all of them, pushed a revolutionary nationalist program, anti-U.S. imperialism, anti-private enterprise, defending nationalizations of natural resources, promoting a state-run economy, betting on corporatist-style social…
Bolivia: Requires US$6 billion to confront the crisis | Requiere $us 6.000 millones para encarar crisis
By El Diario: According to Jubileo Foundation analyst Given the grave crisis Bolivia faces, estimates from Jubileo Foundation economic analyst René Martínez indicate that at least 6 billion dollars per year are required for fuel imports, debt payments, the return of foreign currency to the financial system, as well as to undertake an exchange-rate policy…
Rodrigo Paz: Transformando el panorama político de Bolivia | Transforming Bolivia’s Political Landscape
Por Devdiscourse: Rodrigo Paz, el primer presidente conservador electo de Bolivia en 20 años, promete reparar las relaciones con Estados Unidos y enfrentar los problemas económicos. Su gobierno se enfocará en atraer inversión extranjera y combatir la inflación, mientras navega reformas políticas sensibles. Paz, un candidato sorpresivo impulsado por su popular compañero de fórmula Edman…
Bolivia: Turns pragmatic | Gira al pragmatismo
By Daniela Romero, EFE, Vision 360: Liberal trend will shape the new Government of Bolivia, with a more “pragmatic” policy Whoever becomes president will generate the most important change of the last two decades, “the abandonment of the anti-imperialist ideology with which MAS has conducted Bolivia’s foreign policy,” says international politics analyst Andrés Guzmán. A…
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