Calamitous Lack of Political Parties | Calamitosa falta de partidos políticos

Editorial, El Diario: The country finds itself in an extremely dire situation, nearing its two-hundredth year of existence, compounded by some individuals asserting that it is unnecessary to remember August 6 as the founding date, while others claim Bolivia no longer exists, insisting instead on the notion of a supposed Plurinational State and making other…

With the State Absent, Drug Trafficking Begins to Dominate Communities | Con Estado ausente, narcotráfico empieza a dominar comunidades

By ANF, El Diario: According to the Government and Opposition Following four drug trafficking cases and attacks on the anti-drug force reported in a single week, warnings emerge that internal conflicts within the MAS are diverting the authorities’ attention from the fight against drug trafficking After the recent events in Pucamayo and Santa Ana de…

Ex-anti-drug chief faces life imprisonment in the United States | Exjefe antidroga se expone a condena de cadena perpetua en Estados Unidos

By Ariel Melgar, El Deber: Maximiliano Dávila Pérez is accused of alleged criminal association to import controlled substances, a crime that carries a sentence of 20 years to life imprisonment in the northern country where he will be tried. The former national director of the Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (Felcn), Maximiliano Dávila Pérez,…

Arce’s absent ‘leadership’ | ‘Liderazgo’ ausente en luchin

Editorial, El Dia: Very aloof Luis Arce appears very comfortable, almost aloof. He doesn’t even mention the catastrophic crisis in the country. It seems he doesn’t notice the long lines to get fuel. Perhaps he considers it normal. No one knows. He waited more than 20 days to react to the blockades by the coca-grower…