Editorial, Página Siete: Although the government of Luis Arce is less strident than that of Evo Morales, both are very similar in the exercise of power. For example, if they do not have a two-thirds majority in the Legislative Assembly to elect high-ranking state officials, they issue decrees for their direct appointment. This mechanism was…
Tag: Ochlocracy
Bolivia: returns to hydrocarbon deficit | vuelve al déficit en hidrocarburos
Editorial, El Deber: After 30 years, what was seen to come and what those who know were warning about finally happened: Bolivia has a deficit between exports and imports of hydrocarbons; this means that more is spent on buying fuel from abroad than what is earned from the sale of natural gas. According to official…
What makes us feel Bolivian? | ¿Qué nos hace sentir bolivianos?
El Diario: The polarization that the country is experiencing from the confrontation between two political views on identity has led a group of young analysts to debate the differences and coincidences that exist in society to answer the question: What makes us feel Bolivian?, in the forum organized by the Fides News Agency (ANF). The…
Bolivia’s perennial student leader clung to post for decades without graduating
Max Mendoza has been arrested after a judge said his 32-year enrollment at university on a government salary may be a crime AP in La Paz Max Mendoza has been a remarkably persistent student – and a profitable one: he has been enrolled at a public university in Bolivia for 32 years but never graduated, much of it while being…
The economy falters | La economía tambalea
Antonio Saravia, Pagina Siete: Signs of the beginning of the end The economy has been bad for a long time. We are not “getting ahead,” we are not “armoured” and we are not “enviable.” Not even remotely. The reality is that the economy is faltering and slogans can no longer hide the disaster. In recent…
Masista legacy | Legado masista
Juan Carlos Ferreyra, El Diario: Bolivia is deinstitutionalized As never before, our country today is totally deinstitutionalized. Practically a majority of the public institutions that make up the national State are with interim authorities or with authorities finger-pointed by the official party that governs us. A pathetic case is the Ombudsman’s Office, which for six…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 