Tag: Bolivia 2019 General elections

• Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Bolivia has interim president, Morales from Mexico pledges he will return: situation remains highly fragile

  

  The head of Bolivia’s Senate, Jeanine Añez, took office as interim president on Tuesday as former leader Evo Morales pledged to keep up his political fight from exile in Mexico after resigning in what he has alleged was a coup.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 18:07 UTC

  OAS identified “serious irregularities” and “clear manipulations”, questioning president Morales victory

  

  The Organization of American States recommended on Sunday that Bolivia hold a new election after it identified “serious” irregularities in the voting system in a report that called into question the victory of President Evo Morales.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Following electoral fraud, Bolivian president steps down, leaving the country in chaos

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales, the first indigenous ruler of the country, announced his resignation in a televised address on Sunday after weeks of protests around “irregularities” in last month's elections.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 06:02 UTC

  Bolivian opposition leader arrives in La Paz and will formally demand the resignation of president Morales

  

  Bolivian protest leader who has become a figurehead for opposition to President Evo Morales arrived on Wednesday in capital La Paz, where he plans to formally demand the leftist leader step down after a contentious election last month.