Coup attempt in Bolivia raises questions over role of US in region

in political polarisation across the region. On 26 June, the commander of the Bolivian Army General Juan José Zúñiga, orchestrated an attempt to storm the presidential palace in La Paz.

A police officer escorts Sergeant Demetrio Mamani to present him to the press after being detained for the failed Coup attempt, in La Paz on 28 June The current situation thus intensifies a longstanding political polarisation, with traditional elites and right-wing factions resisting progressive changes implemented by the governing MAS party. This polarisation is not confined to Bolivia but reflects broader regional tensions where ideological divides are increasingly pronounced.

This move was perceived by many as an implicit endorsement of non-democratic shifts in power, and it is consistent with the US’s historical pattern of backing right-wing governments to contain socialist movements in the region.

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