Five things to know about Bolivia's election. Image source, Reuters. Image source, EPA. Evo Morales returned to Bolivia in November last year. You might also be interested in: Fears over Brazil's coronavirus crisis.
France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. Bolivia President Luis Arce vowed in a lively parliamentary session Friday to work tirelessly to punish those accused by the government of an alleged coup in , when former leader Evo Morales lost power. Leftist Morales resigned as president in November after weeks of protests against his re-election to an unconstitutional fourth term. The then-leader of the Movement for Socialism party that has dominated Bolivian politics for more than 15 years, quit after losing the support of the military following an Organization of American States OAS audit that found clear evidence of fraud in his re-election.
Conservative Jeanine Anez assumed the interim presidency, as she was the highest ranking government official not to have resigned. Del Castillo accused Luis Fernando Lopez, the former defense minister under Anez, of being the man behind the failed conspiracy to assassinate Arce in He said the conspirators had aimed to recruit Colombian mercenaries who have since been implicated in the assassination of Moise.
Reuters could not reach Lopez for comment. Government officials have said they believe him to be in hiding in Brazil. Its Covid death rate per million people is currently the fifth highest in the world, higher than that of the US and Mexico. The great majority of Latin America countries are suffering from this right now, but particularly Bolivia … So we must rebuild the economy. Arce faces political tests too, not least in the shape of Morales, who is planning a triumphant homecoming from exile in Argentina on Monday.
However, Morales would have no formal role in his administration, Arce said.
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