By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: In 2025, we have an opportunity to change the course of Bolivia, but the victory in the elections must be overwhelming to have an absolute majority in the Assembly. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to make the reforms that Bolivia needs. That is why it is important for…
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The Disarray | El desbarajuste
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, Eju.tv: The government has been claiming that a “soft coup” is underway to end its administration and that it has sufficient evidence to support this claim. We don’t know if the president and his cabinet are confusing the terms and instead of a “soft coup,” what they see is the gradual…
The Popular Discourse | El discurso popular
By Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: Throughout the 20th century, the national left considered that all the nation’s ills were associated with class interests. Given that the vast majority of the people experienced chronic poverty as a result of the existence of an anti-national oligarchy, the universal reference point ended up being the people. Everything that…
Joining forces? The opposition won’t even consider it | De unirse, la oposición, ni hablar
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, El Deber: Except for a few exceptions, if there’s one thing the established opposition politicians don’t want to talk about, it’s joining forces to face the challenge of defeating MAS in the 2025 election, which they clearly won’t achieve individually. Their “political advisors” have been repeatedly telling them for nearly fifteen years…
The threat of upheaval reveals Evo Morales’ desperation | Amenaza de convulsión evidencia la desesperación de Evo Morales
By Melvy Ruiz, El Diario, Eju.tv: Observers warn of desperation within the ‘evismo’ movement to keep their leader relevant and support his aspirations to participate in the general elections as the candidate of the blue party. Rejecting the announcements of social upheaval made by leaders of the ‘evista’ wing within the Movement for Socialism (MAS), national…
Masista submission to external powers | Sumisión masista ante poderes externos
By Lupe Cajías, El Deber: Bad Friendships The long regime of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) chose its friendships poorly. The negative consequences not only affect the (Non) Plurinational State of Bolivia but also the future of its inhabitants. This isn’t about mere anecdotes or historical fabrications as attributed to other inept governments in foreign…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 