Tag: MAS

• 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.

• Thursday, November 12th 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  New Bolivian government reestablishes diplomatic ties with Venezuela and Iran

  

  Bolivia's new president, Luis Arce, has moved swiftly to restore ties with Iran and Venezuela, receiving the credentials of ambassadors from the two countries on Wednesday, just three days after his socialist party retook the reins of power.

• Wednesday, October 21st 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Bolivian president-elect: “no role” for the winning party leader Evo Morales currently exiled in Argentina

  

  Bolivia's president-elect Luis Arce said on Tuesday that there was “no role” in his government for socialist party leader Evo Morales, who governed for almost 14 years before resigning under pressure last year and fleeing the country.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 15:39 UTC

  What happens next in Bolivia: who will rule transition until fresh elections take place

  

  Following on the resignation of president Evo Morales, the big question is what happens next in Bolivia. In effect according to articles 169/170 of the Bolivian constitution, when the president is removed or steps down, he is to be replaced by the vice president, the president of the Senate or the head of the Lower House, to head a transition administration with the task of holding fresh elections in 90 days.