Gideon Long reports for the Financial Times: Former leader Evo Morales will not be allowed to stand in May 3 poll Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.comT&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to…
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Evo Morales: Overwhelming evidence of election fraud in Bolivia, monitors say
Reuters reports for BBC News: An independent international audit of Bolivia’s disputed election in October has detailed “deliberate” and “malicious” efforts to rig the vote in favour of then-President Evo Morales. The Organization of American States (OAS) said the measures included hidden servers and falsified signatures. Mr Morales fled to Mexico after the army urged…
Vader pastor witnessed Bolivia political crisis
By Celene Fitzgerald, The Centralia Chronicle reports for TDN, photos from The Daily Chronicle: Pastor Tracy Durham of the Vader Assembly of God Church got uncomfortably close to the political unrest in Bolivia earlier this fall, experiencing some tense moments at street barricades but ultimately siding with the protesters in their cause against a socialist…
Election Fraud Aided Former Bolivian President, International Panel Concludes
Anatoly Kurmanaev reports for The New York Times: Charges of voting fraud that led to protests and the exile of President Evo Morales have been confirmed in a final report by the Organization of American States. An independent international audit of Bolivia’s disputed election concluded that former President Evo Morales’s officials resorted to lies, manipulation and forgery to…
Camacho, a leader in Bolivian protests, to seek presidency
AFP reports for Yahoo News: La Paz (AFP) – Luis Fernando Camacho, a leading force behind the ouster of Bolivian president Evo Morales, on Saturday announced his own plans to seek the presidency. In a statement, the 40-year-old Camacho formally declared his candidacy for the “next national elections,” which have yet to be scheduled. Camacho,…
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