Polls suggest Morales narrowly lost the re-re-reelection referendum; Bolivia opposition celebrations

Monday, February 22nd 2016 - 07:45 UTC

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President Evo Morales of Bolivia has narrowly lost a referendum to allow him to stand for a fourth term in office, exit polls suggest. One poll suggests 52.3% voted against the proposal to amend the constitution, while another suggests it was 51%. However, Morales's deputy has predicted Bolivia's first head of state of indigenous origin could still win, as official results trickle in. Read full article

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Why does Latin America keep producing leaders that believe that they and only they can rule even better, only if they never lose power?
Feb 22nd, 2016 - 09:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mendoza Canadian
#1...right on. Its the power of the ego...inherent in all politicians...but even more so in these “socialists”.
Feb 22nd, 2016 - 11:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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zathras
Countries have brought in term Limits for very sensible reasons.

Whenever you see or hear of a leader wanting just one more term you know it's corrupt.
Feb 22nd, 2016 - 12:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
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It's a mixture of the backward culture and the mostly ignorant population, where the powerful think they are above the Law, and that they have the God given right to do what they want. This way of thinking becomes obvious when these idiots are caught with their pants down, they fire back “do you know who I am ? ”...
Quite different to the approach in civilized countries where these these idiots are asked “who the hell d'you think you are ?”
Feb 22nd, 2016 - 02:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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It's why I prefer parliamentary democracies.
Feb 22nd, 2016 - 08:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
'tis the culture of the 'caudillo', goes to their heads... they forget they are a servant of the people, and start to believe that the people are their servants.

Glad to see this result.
Feb 23rd, 2016 - 01:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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