Editorial El Deber: An agricultural forum held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra once again highlighted the value of public debate spaces that allow citizens to cast informed votes. In a key electoral context for Bolivia, these kinds of events stand out for enabling producers and consumers to rigorously evaluate the proposals of those aspiring…
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Villegas joins as advisor to the ‘Let’s Protect the Vote’ initiative | Villegas se suma como asesor a la iniciativa ‘Cuidemos el Voto’
By Erika Segales, El Deber; Eju.tv: The engineer is calling for the publication of voting tally sheets to guarantee transparency in the new preliminary system. Source: eldeber.com.bo Systems engineer Edgar Villegas confirmed that he is part of the citizen initiative Let’s Protect the Vote and will serve as an advisor. The proposal is a collective effort…
They’re leaving | Se van
By Sayuri Loza, Brújula Digital: The latest polls published by various media outlets show a low voting intention for the offspring of the once-hegemonic MAS. Some voices, naively triumphant, proclaim that the runoff will be between Tuto and Samuel, leaving the “left” behind. I don’t want to be that optimistic. My dance teacher (who has…
Rebaptizing the State | Rebautizar al Estado
By Francesco Zaratti: Bolivia’s historical and cyclical crisis has worsened over the past 20 years, embracing virtually every field of political, economic and social life. On the eve of the celebration of the Bicentenary of the Republic and a few weeks before the general elections of August 17, there is much talk of the “refoundation”…
“Masismo” destroyed judicial independence | “Masismo” destruyó la independencia judicial
By El Diario: Legislators affirm: The case involving the alleged judicial consortium, which implicates former Minister César Siles along with several judges and magistrates, is a consequence of the institutional destruction caused by the governments of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), a party that used the justice system to benefit some and politically persecute others,…
Drug trafficking funds sustain the “Masismo” stronghold in Chapare | Recursos del narcotráfico sostienen al bastión del “masismo” en Chapare
By El Diario: Senator Erik Morón affirms In response to announcements by leaders of the six coca grower federations from the tropics of Cochabamba about creating their own banking entity, Senator Erik Morón from the Creemos group stated that these types of “confessions” show that the U.S. dollars missing from the Bolivian state are circulating…
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