By Eju.tv: Economist Chávez warns that the government is leaving behind an “economic corpse” and wants to dress it up before leaving Chávez criticized the government’s “economic makeup,” aimed at portraying stability. “Several things are happening now in order to dress up the collapsing economic house and present it as if it were fine before…
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Controversial Election and Unrestrained Ambition? | ¿Controversial Elección y Ambición Desmedida?
By Fabián Aguirre: In the political whirlwind shaping Bolivia’s 2025 presidential elections, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, candidate of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), has emerged as both a surprising and controversial figure. After leading the first electoral round on August 17 with an unexpected 32% of the votes, forcing a historic runoff against Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga…
Shell: When Misunderstood Sovereignty Costs Millions | Cuando la soberanía mal entendida cuesta millones
By Windsor Hernani, Visión 360: The Shell case is not an isolated incident. It is part of a repeated pattern of unilateral decisions, improvised nationalizations, and, afterward, the absence of an adequate international legal strategy. Last week, Bolivians were informed that the Anglo-Dutch multinational Shell notified the Bolivian State of a dispute over YPFB’s breach…
Tuto Quiroga responds to Luis Arce: “We don’t need a meeting” | Tuto Quiroga le responde a Luis Arce: “No requerimos una reunión”
By Milen Saavedra, Red UNO: President Luis Arce invited the two presidential candidates who advanced to the runoff, Rodrigo Paz and Jorge Tuto Quiroga, to a meeting to brief them on the state of the country’s economy. Tuto Quiroga responds to Luis Arce: “We don’t need a meeting” Presidential candidate Jorge Tuto Quiroga rejected President…
Freeing the dollar or distributing state resources | Liberar el dólar o repartir los recursos del Estado
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Strengths and weaknesses of Quiroga and Paz’s economic proposals analyzed The analysis was conducted by former Tierra Foundation director Gonzalo Colque, who points out that the Achilles’ heel of Paz and Lara is promising the impossible: spending more while collecting less, whereas Quiroga advocates for belt-tightening. Jorge Quiroga and…
This way we won’t get out of the crisis | Así no saldremos de la crisis
By Germán Huanca, Urgente.bo: The results of Bolivia’s national elections clearly reflect a victory for democracy. Neither renowned political analysts nor polls foresaw the Lara phenomenon, which ended up pushing Rodrigo Paz into first place on August 17, and who will now face the runoff in October. The question remains: is the PDC’s platform a…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 