Tag: #EvoMorales
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Bolivian leader says elections will be called soon
La Paz, Nov 18 (AFP/APP): Bolivia’s interim president said Sunday she will call new elections soon, as the country struggles with violent unrest a week after the resignation of Evo Morales. “Very soon we will announce news regarding our main mandate: calling transparent elections,” Jeanine Anez said in a speech at the presidential palace. She…
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Gas, food running short in Bolivia amid protests
La Paz, Nov 18 (AFP/APP): Bolivian taxi driver Carlos Lara has spent three nights sleeping in his car at a service station, hoping that gas supplies held up by supporters of ex-president Evo Morales will make it through. “No gas, no work,” the 72-year-old Lara said Sunday as supporters of Morales continued to block a…
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Four more deaths in Bolivia protests: rights commission
La Paz, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): Four more people have died in protests in Bolivia, raising the total number killed in the political unrest to 23, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said Saturday. The new deaths were announced after five protesters were killed in clashes with security forces on Friday in central Bolivia, a political…
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Bolivia interim leader threatens Morales with charges
La Paz, Nov 16 (AFP/APP): Bolivia’s interim leader Jeanine Anez said Friday that exiled ex-president Evo Morales would have to “answer to justice” if he returns, as five of his supporters were killed in fierce clashes with security forces. Morales resigned and fled to Mexico after losing the support of Bolivia’s security forces following weeks…
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Bolivia interim president rules out Morales election bid
La Paz, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): Bolivia’s interim president Jeanine Anez on Thursday ruled out exiled leader Evo Morales from standing in new elections as thousands of demonstrators marched through La Paz in support of the socialist icon and against the new, acting leader. Columns of people streamed into the seat of government La Paz from…
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US recognizes Jeanine Anez as Bolivia’s interim president
Washington, Nov 14 (AFP/APP): The United States recognized Jeanine Anez on Wednesday as Bolivia’s interim president after the resignation of Evo Morales following weeks of turmoil. “The United States applauds Bolivian Senator Jeanine Anez for stepping up as Interim President of State to lead her nation through this democratic transition, under the constitution of Bolivia,”…
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Clashes as acting Bolivia leader aims to end power vacuum
La Paz, Nov 14 (AFP/APP): Bolivia’s interim president Jeanine Anez moved Wednesday to fill the power vacuum left by the resignation of Evo Morales, who said he was ready to return from exile in Mexico to “pacify” the country, as riot police clashed with his supporters and one was killed. Anez, a 52-year-old deputy senate…
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Bolivian senator proclaims herself president
La Paz, Nov 13 (AFP/APP): A deputy speaker of the senate proclaimed herself Bolivia’s new interim president Tuesday during a session of Congress that failed to reach a quorum. Lawmakers had been summoned to formalize Sunday’s resignation of Evo Morales and confirm Jeanine Anez, 52, as interim president, to end a power vacuum. “We want…
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Morales leaves for Mexico as Bolivia military pledges to tackle violence
La Paz, Nov 12 (AFP/APP): Evo Morales left Bolivia Monday for Mexico, which has granted him political asylum, as the armed forces agreed to help police curb violence that has erupted after the president’s stunning resignation left a power vacuum. The senator set to succeed Morales as interim president, Jeanine Anez, pledged to call fresh…
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Bolivia’s Morales announces resignation
La Paz, Nov 11 (AFP/APP): Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his resignation Sunday, caving in following three weeks of sometimes-violent protests over his disputed re-election after the army and police withdrew their backing. “I resign my post as president,” Morales said in a televised address, capping a day of fast-moving events in which several ministers…