insurrectionary nation,” declares Norma Berno, a tiny woman with piercing eyes at a “rally for democracy” on October 10th in La Paz, the administrative capital. In the early 2000s she demonstrated in favour of nationalising Bolivia’s large gas reserves, a cause whose popularity paved the way for Evo Morales, a coca farmer and union organiser, to become the country’s first indigenous president in 2006.
The president is counting on voters like her to re-elect him on October 20th, when legislative elections will also be held. He won the past three elections with more than half the vote in the first round. His Movement to Socialism has a majority in congress. Now polls suggest he may not meet the threshold needed to avoid a runoff, which would be held on December 15th: 40% with a ten-point lead over his nearest rival.
His absence is now thinkable for a mix of reasons. Many Bolivians take their prosperity for granted. That prosperity is now under threat. Above all, many worry that Mr Morales aims to make himself president for life. He is “the path toward authoritarianism, and we are the path toward democracy,” says his leading challenger, Carlos Mesa, a bookish former president.
But his magic is losing potency. Income from gas exports has dropped. The fiscal deficit this year will be nearly 8% of. The government trumpets a plan, called Agenda Patriótica, to encourage private investment in industries such as plastics and lithium batteries. But the state still invests more than the private sector.
Mr. Morales just became dazzled with power, In 2005, because of the Gaza War, he had the chutzpah to break diplomatic relations with Israel.
Is this the same thing you said about Hernandez?
An we call that a DICTATORSHIP.
Would you say the same about her? Angela Dorothea Merkel is serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005
A second voting round is inminet at this point. 85% votes has been counted and he couldn't reach the minimum votes needed to win it. Still waiting atm...
The people should make him run to terra del fuego - the land of fire.
Morales 🤧👎👎😠👎💨💨💨💨😠👎
على كيفان اللي بعد هذا اللي انا كنت
لااحد لا على كل بنت لها
These people r greedy for power , they destroy their nation in their greed. The never give their nation a chance to build democracy.
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Nobody knows how to lose gracefully anymore. I didn't win a single game of bingo the other night but I didn't take to the streets. I just went home to my cats and watched some Dog the Bounty Hunter.
This is another 'socialist' country. But republicans don't talk about Bolivia because it's being successful.
A good government looks after the poor first.
Those are good numbers ? 😂 the rod is $1,90 ? Petty
samnachos javais pas annulé le ceo de la Bolivie last week ?
The majority of the people of Bolivia love Evo Morales.
This is what all populist leftists do.
4 reelections late
Shame the world had high hopes for him and his platform.
Most of chinese worry about same thing.
They shouldn't worry, of course his intent is to rule for life.
... oh, gee, they have one of those too! My condolences to Bolivians.
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