Tag: Bolivia elections

Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 08:56 UTC
Major setback for Evo's party: none of its candidates win governors' elections in Bolivia

As the results of Sunday's departmental elections in Bolivia were becoming known Monday, former President Evo Morales' Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) recorded one defeat after another.
Monday, October 19th 2020 - 09:52 UTC
Bolivians waiting anxiously for results in an election which hopefully can restore stability

Hours after polling began to end on Sunday, Bolivians waited anxiously for results in an election that many hope can restore stability after a voided ballot last year plunged the nation into crisis and ended the long rule of Evo Morales.
Saturday, February 29th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
Bolivia's October presidential election: no statistical support for claims of vote fraud

The following article was published by The Washington Post, based on a report from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab political scientists John Curiel and Jack R Williams (*)
Saturday, January 25th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Bolivian interim president tosses her hat into the May 3 election ring

Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anez said on Friday that she will be a candidate in upcoming elections that will serve as a re-run of October’s disputed vote that sparked protests and prompted former leader Evo Morales to resign.
Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 18:17 UTC
Evo Morales and entourage in Buenos Aires to stay as a political refugees

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Thursday landed at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport amid tight security and top secrecy to settle in the country where he has been granted political asylum, Foreign Minister Felipe Sola told reporters. “He feels better here than in Mexico,” Solá added. “He is here to stay,” he went on.
Friday, December 6th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
OAS confirms the Bolivian presidential election was rigged: “overwhelming evidence of malicious operations”

The Americas regional forum, Organization of American States, OAS, published details of ”deliberate“ and ”malicious” steps to rig Bolivia's October election in favor of then-President Evo Morales, who has resigned and left the country in the midst of a political uprising.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:12 UTC
OAS demands an end to violence and an urgent call for elections

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, OAS, has called on Bolivian authorities to urgently call elections, an immediate cease of violence, and the search for dialogue.
Saturday, November 16th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Political agreement in Bolivia seems close; Morales accepts fresh elections without him

Ousted Bolivian president Evo Morales said on Friday that fresh elections could be held without him, potentially removing an obstacle to choosing a new leader in the landlocked country thrown into turmoil by his resignation over a contested vote.
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.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Rioting in Bolivia to protest Electoral Tribunal “manipulations” which favor a first round win for Evo Morales

Arson attacks, rioting, looting on Tuesday has extended to several Bolivian cities to protest the results of the country's presidential election process on Sunday, particularly since an oddly delayed official quick count showed President Evo Morales near an outright first-round victory — even as a more formal tally tended to show him heading for a risky runoff.