By Rafael Archondo, Brújula Digital: In the opposition, everyone surrenders We have learned a lot from Venezuela. This phrase is repeated in Bolivia all the time, and from hearing it so much, it even seems like Nicolás Maduro has been exiled in Moscow for several months. The truth is that since 1999, the same people…
Tag: presidential elections
Definitive: Disqualified from running for president | Definitivo: Inhabilitado para postular a la presidencia
Procuraduría: Evo cannot be a candidate; no discussion Evo Morales cannot run for president under any circumstances. This is the firm stance of the Attorney General, César Siles, who asserted yesterday that “there is no discussion about it.” “Constitutionally speaking, there is only one re-election for the president, not indefinite re-elections,” Siles stated to the…
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 Misdirection of the Traditional Opposition | El extravío de la oposición tradicional
By Rolando Telleria, Los Tiempos: Since the acute crisis of representation and credibility that occurred at the end of the cycle of the pact-based democracy in October 2003, the traditional political opposition to the Movement for Socialism (MAS) has never been able to compete honorably at the polls since 2005. There have been five elections…
Salary Increase with Political Undertones | Incremento salarial con tinte político
Editorial, El Deber: Once again, history repeats itself with the Government and the Bolivian Labor Confederation (COB) agreeing on a 5.85% increase to the national minimum wage and a 3% increase to the basic wage, in a negotiation that excluded the business sector, which had previously requested a salary freeze due to the country’s difficult…
Urgent Call to Presidential Candidates | Llamado urgente a los aspirantes a la presidencia
This call is not a desperate plea for opposition unity. On the contrary, it presents presidential hopefuls with a clear and concrete roadmap to achieve a feasible goal: determining which of them has the best chances of defeating the MAS. This call is directed at two groups. It addresses opposition pre-candidates hoping to win the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 