Coronavirus pushes Bolivia towards chaos (Aug. 14, 2020)
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Bolivian demonstrators, many indigenous supporters of the MAS party, began to dismantle over a hundred roadblocks set up around the country in protest of repeated electoral delays by the interim government. In response to the protests, Bolivian lawmakers passed a law yesterday preventing further postponement of the presidential election redo, currently scheduled for Oct. 18. Authorities had pushed forward the vote, ostensibly due to coronavirus concerns, but observers suspect the interim government is angling to prevent MAS party candidate Luis Arce from winning, reports
Coronavirus pushes Bolivia towards chaos (Aug. 14, 2020)
Coronavirus pushes Bolivia towards chaos…
Coronavirus pushes Bolivia towards chaos (Aug. 14, 2020)
Bolivian demonstrators, many indigenous supporters of the MAS party, began to dismantle over a hundred roadblocks set up around the country in protest of repeated electoral delays by the interim government. In response to the protests, Bolivian lawmakers passed a law yesterday preventing further postponement of the presidential election redo, currently scheduled for Oct. 18. Authorities had pushed forward the vote, ostensibly due to coronavirus concerns, but observers suspect the interim government is angling to prevent MAS party candidate Luis Arce from winning, reports