Javier Medrano – Periodista/Journalist: Arce, a defeated politician The president of Bolivia is a tiny man. Not only because of his banal and superfluous personality, but also because, as a public official, he has no weight. He is not important. He does not move the needle of the scale. He is not a leader. He…
Tag: Ochlocracy
An aimless President! – ¡Un Presidente sin rumbo!
Editorial, Página Siete: President, avoid the worst mistake of your government Mr. President, the country is at a crossroads and you, who have the decision in your hands, cannot afford to make a mistake, which could be the worst of your government. A mistake on his part could lead him to repent when it is…
Government does not want to do the census | Gobierno no quiere hacer el censo
Nick Giurleo, Foreign Brief: Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP Bolivian civic groups threaten strike unless government expedites census Civic groups across Bolivia have threatened a national strike today unless the government promises to conduct a census in 2023. Protesters accuse leftist President Luis Arce’s government of deliberately refusing to expedite the census to prevent oppositional and regional…
No coup – 2019 – No golpe
El Diario: They see forcefulness in response from the European Union to Arce’s speech After the response of the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Common Security Policy, Josep Borell, rejecting the Government’s accusations about the participation of this body in the alleged coup of 2019, analysts agree in pointing…
Forgetful, baseless optimism and glued to the rearview mirror | Olvidadizo, exitista y pegado al retrovisor
Editorial, Página Siete: President Luis Arce, in his speech for the national anniversary, compared his government to that of Jeanine Añez, whom he stopped calling a coup leader to describe it as “disastrous”; he highlighted “historical” economic figures of her management, but omitted the negative indicators of the economy; he denounced destabilization and did not…
The strike ends and the”arrogance” of the gov persists | Termina el paro y “la arrogancia” del gob persiste
Tanya Imaña, El Deber: The strike ends and they say that if the government’s “arrogance” persists, new pressure measures for the census will be defined on Thursday This was announced at a meeting of the Interinstitutional Committee held at the UAGRM The Inter-institutional Committee, in its evaluation of this Monday’s strike, announces that after the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 