Agustín Echalar escribe en Página Siete; caricatura de Opinión: “Creo que el MAS sólo podría participar en las siguientes elecciones en forma legítima si es que su actual dirigencia reconoce que hubo un fraude grosero, reconoce que Evo jamás debió re-re-repostularse incumpliendo la Constitución, y si hace una purga dentro del partido para alejar a…
Tag: violence
Una pesadilla que debe terminar!
Página Siete: “… una cifra dolorosa y alarmante que, sin embargo, no puede ser frenada ni siquiera discutida.“
Fulfilling the siege to the cities – Cumpliendo el cerco a las ciudades
Editorial from El Diario, cartoon at the bottom is from El Potosi: Fulfilling the siege to the cities Away from simple rumors and even the general naivety that the marches and blockades were and are spontaneous and sincere in favor of the return of the deposed Evo Morales, concrete facts demonstrate an enormous and timely…
Bolivia President Evo Morales resigns amid fierce backlash over disputed election
Thomson Reuters reports for CBC: Report says there were serious irregularities in election that Morales claimed to win Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday he would resign after the military called on him to step down and allies tumbled away amid a fierce backlash over a disputed election that has roiled the South American…
Bolivia opposition leader blocked from reaching capital
Associated Press reports for Newser: LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Backers of Bolivia’s president blocked the arrival of an opposition leader to the capital of La Paz on Tuesday and the government flew him back to his home city amid protests over the apparent reelection of President Evo Morales. Supporters of Morales blocked Luis Fernando…
‘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…
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