Andres Schipani reports for the Financial Times: President holds wafer-thin lead over rival with 98.5% of ballots counted President Evo Morales has claimed victory in a contentious Bolivian election following official results showing he was ahead by a whisker. “We have already won in the first round,” Mr Morales told reporters in La Paz on…
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‘There Could Be a War’: Protests Over Elections Roil Bolivia
Ernesto Londoño reports for The New York Times: Although early vote counts showed close results, President Evo Morales declared himself the outright winner, saying he did not need to face a runoff. President Evo Morales of Bolivia on Wednesday claimed that he won Sunday’s election by a margin wide enough to avoid a runoff, escalating…
Bolivia election: Tension rises as Morales’ lead expands
BBC reports: Protests have intensified in Bolivia as the incumbent president, Evo Morales, has again reached the lead needed to win the presidential election outright in the first round. With 98.4% of the votes counted, he had a 10.1-percentage point lead over his main rival, Carlos Mesa. He needs a 10 percentage point advantage to…
Fraude electoral‼️ – Electoral Fraud‼️
For the good of Bolivia, NO to the fraud Respect the vote‼️ Página Siete 10/24/2019
Que hacemos el 2do día del paro indefinido? – What do we do on the 2nd indefinite strike day?
Queridos cruceños, luego de hacer un análisis de lo que va de la jornada del 1er día de paro departamental indefinido, acompañando lo que ha venido reiterando nuestro presidente cívico, es hora que asumamos con seriedad la medida tomada, no es un paro más, no son días de ocio para andar en bici o compartir…
evo manipulated to win and now threatens Bolivians, like Chavez/Maduro did
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Like his mentors Chavez and Maduro, evo clings to power no matter what. He is pushing Bolivia into violence, he is sending to the streets the violent and irrational groups he controls. As egocentric as he became over these 14 years where he had absolute control of ALL State powers, he is…
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