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Montevideo, July 28th 2025 - 12:48 UTC

Tag: Andrónico Rodríguez

  • Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 08:15 UTC

    Evistas split between those loyal to the former president and those endorsing Andrónico Roodríguez

    Die-hard Evistas see Andrónico Rodríguez as a traitor

    Followers of former Bolivian President Evo Morales are split between those who will endorse the candidacy of his former proegé Andrónico Rodríguez and those who find the latter a traitor and would rather cast a null vote in next month's elections if Morales himself is not allowed to run, which he should not after srving more than the constitutional limit on mandates.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 20:19 UTC

    Bolivian elections: Other candidates face registration problems after Evo

    Andrónico Rodríguez has called for public vigilance to protect democratic participation

    Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has suspended the approval of Senate Speaker Andrónico Rodríguez's candidacy as well as those of other would-be contenders on behalf of the leftist Alianza Popular movement, pending a constitutional ruling on the legal status of the Third System Movement (MTS), a party within the alliance.

  • Monday, May 19th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Morales claims his arrest could spark further bloodshed in Bolivia

    The former president's followers will start protesting this week until his candidacy is approved

    Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, who has been disqualified from running again for office due to a constitutional cap on mandates, has warned of a potential “armed struggle.” In this regard, he insisted he was resisting arrest to avoid further bloodshed as his supporters marched onto the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) in La Paz.