By Germán Huanca, MFE (*): The first 100 days of a government are usually the most commonly used benchmark to anticipate its direction: are we facing a transitional administration, one of adjustment, or one of structural transformation? In the case of Paz and Lara, this period has made it possible to identify a style marked…
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Austerity Reckoning | Ajuste decisivo
By El Diario: Government Faces the Challenge of Adjusting Payroll and Closing Loss-Making Companies The Ministry of Economy will submit the reformulated 2026 PGE to the Assembly this month, under pressure to comply with a 30% reduction in public spending. For experts such as Marcelo Butrón, the document will be the “litmus test” that will…
The Vote That Changed Bolivia | El voto que cambió Bolivia
By Pablo Peralta, Visión 360: A decade since 21F, the referendum that dealt a blow to Evo and marked the beginning of the MAS decline in power February 21, 2016 became the prelude to the transition from the regime of the Movimiento Al Socialismo to the administration of President Rodrigo Paz. That day, then–Vice President…
100 Days: Progress or Improvisation? | 100 días: ¿avance o improvisación?
By Brújula digital: One hundred days in office: ruling party defends progress and opposition denounces improvisation Legislators from the PDC and Unidad backed the economic measures promoted by the Executive and highlighted consensus in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. From Alianza Popular, they questioned the lack of a clear policy to confront the crisis. A session of the Chamber of Deputies…
The State Remains Captured by MAS Bureaucracy | Estado sigue capturado por burocracia masista
By El Diario: At 100 days into the government of Rodrigo Paz, economist and political scientist Fernando Untoja described an administration that “put the surface in order” but avoided touching the core of power, warning that the Bolivian State remains governed by a bureaucracy of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) that, far from enabling governability,…
Debt Is Not the Solution | La deuda no es la solución
By ANF, Eju.tv: Dunn: We cannot repeat the mistake of replacing income with debt; that was already done and led us to this crisis The analyst and financial expert Jaime Dunn indicated that the Government cannot repeat the same mistake that led the country to the current crisis: resorting to external debt to cover State spending. For…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 