Fátima López, Página Siete: Epitaphs and premonitions Essays of epitaphs and apocalyptic announcements were the keynote of the messages of unity and disarmament that the MAS proposed to Bolivians, it did so head-on, as if it were about planting daisies on the road. Clad in a blue guayabera, under the blazing Pando sun, JRQ seemed…
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October is better for the elections – Está mejor octubre para las elecciones
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: October is better for the elections The coronavirus is ravaging Bolivia. As of July 27, there are more than 69,429 infected, about 2,583 dead; the recovery rate of the sick is very low, it does not exceed 31%. Months ago we saw heartbreaking scenes in Guayaquil, Bolivia is not…
Bolivia delays presidential election again over pandemic
Gideon Long reports for the Financial Times: Move will probably leave unelected leader Jeanine Añez in power through to end of the year Bolivia has postponed its presidential election for a second time due to coronavirus, which will leave its unelected president Jeanine Añez in power through to the end of the year. The vote…
“Mobilizations” anticipated in Bolivia as election date was pushed back to October
MercoPress reports: Bolivia’s general election will be pushed back until October 18 as the coronavirus pandemic grips the South American nation, which is forecasted to fan tensions between the interim conservative government and the socialist party of former President Evo Morales. The head of the electoral tribunal said on Thursday that the vote would be…
Time for renouncement – Tiempo de renunciamiento
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: Time for renouncement The poker of aces to leave MAS without the slightest chance would have been made up of Jeanine Añez, Carlos Mesa, Luis Fernando Camacho and Tuto Quiroga. However, April Fool’s Day is far away, and we know that at the moment putting together just a couple…
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