LA PAZ: Two Bolivia n army leaders were arrested on Wednesday after soldiers and tanks took up position in front of government buildings in what President Luis Arce called an attempted coup.
Zuniga was captured and forced into a police car as he addressed reporters outside a military barracks later on Wednesday, footage on state television showed.Juan Jose Zuniga, General Commander of the Army of Bolivia, speaks in La Paz, Bolivia, in this handout picture released on Jun 25, 2024. Speaking from a balcony of the government palace, Arce told hundreds of supporters that"No one can take away the democracy we have won."
A soldier in an armored vehicle is deployed outside the Quemado Palace at Plaza Murillo in La Paz on June 26, 2024 Former president Evo Morales wrote on social media platform X that"a coup d'etat is brewing" and urged a"national mobilisation to defend democracy".Bolivia is deeply polarised after years of political instability and the ruling Movement Towards Socialism party is riven by internal conflict between supporters of Arce and his former mentor Morales.
Six months ago, the Constitutional Court disqualified Morales from the 2025 elections, however he is still seeking nomination as the MAS candidate.Zuniga appeared on television on Monday and said he would arrest Morales if he insisted on running for office again in 2025.Since that interview, rumours have swirled that Zuniga was on the verge of being dismissed.
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