El Diario: Historical debt with the country Protest mobilizations in the country, after reports of electoral fraud, after the vote counting of the 2019 general elections. The preparation of a new Biometric Electoral Register is a historical debt to the country, said the congressman for the Citizen Community (CC), Alejandro Reyes, who reiterated that this…
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EU Rejects La Paz Allegations Linking Its Envoy To Political Crisis In Bolivia
The EU External Action Service (EEAS) on Thursday dismissed accusations by Bolivian President Luis Arce that the bloc’s former envoy to the Latin American nation partook in the anti-constitutional events during the 2019 political crisis MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 30th September, 2021) The EU External Action Service (EEAS) on Thursday dismissed accusations by…
From Bolivia, Lessons for a Successful Election – Desde Bolivia, lecciones para una elección exitosa
Julie Turkewitz, The New York Times: En el último año, la democracia de Bolivia sufrió cuando los enfrentamientos partidistas llenaron sus calles y creció la desconfianza en el gobierno. Y, sin embargo, logró una elección tranquila y sin oposición. ¿Qué puede enseñar a otras democracias sitiadas? In the last year, Bolivia’s democracy suffered as partisan…
Don’t mess up Bolivia’s miracle
The Economist: A landslide election victory brings peace to the country, at least for now On october 18th, the owner of a guesthouse on Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca walked for an hour on a dusty path past Inca ruins to vote in a re-run of Bolivia’s election. He was worried. Last year’s contest…
Polls start closing in ‘calm’ Bolivian general election
Valeria Pacheco, Agence-France Press, Yahoo News: Fears that violence could break out proved unfounded as Bolivians voted peacefully on Sunday to elect a new president and Congress. Polling stations started closing at 5:00 (2100 GMT), although some centers remained open for the queues of people already lined up waiting to cast their ballots. Despite a…
Bolivia election: Five things to know about
Rachelle Krygier, BBC News: Bolivians go to the polls on Sunday in a tensely awaited presidential election, held in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The vote is a re-run of a chaotic October 2019 election that led to the resignation and exile of left-wing president Evo Morales. As Bolivia’s first indigenous leader, he had…
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