Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Oil collectors It will be difficult to forget that, in this electoral campaign, candidate Luis Arce Catacora announced that, from the government, he would collect the used edible oil from the families to recycle it and thus, in five years, prevent Bolivia from importing diesel. Some state-owned company of instantaneous creation…
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Argentina accused of helping Evo Morales in Bolivia’s election
Foreign minister says Buenos Aires refuses to stop ‘meddling’ despite complaint to UN Michael Stott in London and Gideon Long in Bogotá SEPTEMBER 27 2020. Financial Times: Bolivia’s interim government has accused neighbouring Argentina of repeatedly interfering in its long-awaited elections next month on behalf of former leftist leader Evo Morales, who is in exile in Buenos Aires. Foreign…
Bolivia’s Interim President Pulls Out of Election
Anatoly Kurmanaev, The New York Times: Less than a year after declaring herself president of her turbulent country, Jeanine Añez abandoned her attempt to win official approval from the voters. MEXICO CITY — Bolivia’s interim president, Jeanine Añez, said Thursday that she was abandoning her election campaign, capping a stormy year in power during which…
Bolivia’s political limbo
Jan Souverein, International Politics and Society Journal: En el período previo a las elecciones de octubre, Bolivia está más polarizada que nunca. No está claro si eso cambiará después In the run-up to the elections in October, Bolivia is more polarised than ever. It’s not clear whether that will change after “Animales” y “hordas” versus…
¿Desidia legislativa o corrupción? – Legislative neglect or corruption?
Editorial, El Diario: Foreign loans without legislative approval A lot of time goes by in which the Legislature stops foreign credits only due to the decision of a parliamentary majority composed of masista members willing to boycott all government action with a view to the purchase of equipment, implements, supplies and medicines to combat the…
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