Bolivian Senator Jeanine Anez, a leader of the nation's right-wing opposition party, declared herself interim president of the country Tuesday night despite lacking the constitutionally required number of lawmakers to approve her appointment. 'I assume the presidency immediately and will do everything necessary to pacify the country,' declared Anez, who has a history of racist attacks against indigenous Bolivians.
' 'A coupist right-wing senator calls herself president of the Senate and then interim president of Bolivia without a legislative quorum, surrounded by a group of accomplices and led by the armed forces and the police that repress the people,' said Morales, who accepted asylum in Mexico. According to the New York Times, 'the military high command met with Ms.
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