News of exile

Democracy in Crisis

New research disputes claims of Bolivia election fraud

02-03-2020 15:24 MIT Election Data and Science Lab found no statistical evidence corroborating reports by the Organisation of American States (OAS) of election fraud in Bolivia's May elections.

Morales in Exile

Bolivia's electoral tribunal denies barring Morales

19-02-2020 14:50 The MAS leader has been exiled in Argentina since December, where he has been planning his return to political life.

Bolivia Elections

Bolivia election campaign underway with Morales in exile

04-02-2020 12:34 Campaigning season has begun again in Bolivia. A cast of former presidents, including exiled Evo Morales, are gunning for power.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Bolivia's interim leader Áñez confirms candidacy in election

27-01-2020 12:13 Right-wing politician who took over for Evo Morales will likely face MAS candidate Luis Arce Catacora, who served as ex-economy minister under the exiled former leader.

Erasing Evo

Erasing Evo: Bolivian bid to remove his image draws backlash

22-01-2020 09:15 Across Bolivia, the government of interim President Jeanine Áñez is taking down statues, painting over murals, changing the names of football fields and stadiums, and trying to erase the legacy of the former leader.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Bolivia military 'outraged' over exiled Morales militia claim

14-01-2020 17:43 Interim leader Jeannine Añez fires back at Evo Morales, exiled in Buenos Aires, claiming that he never sought 'peace and reconciliation.'

INTERVIEW WITH PERFIL

Evo Morales discusses MAS, future plans, potential return to Bolivia

09-01-2020 21:28 Former Bolivia president sticks to his guns in an exclusive interview with Perfil journalist Leandro Dario, insisting that his exit last spring was the result of a coup d’état engineered by the opposition and Washington

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Evo Morales summons party leaders for talks on Argentine-Bolivia border event

23-12-2019 00:06 Exiled former Bolivian president says his Movement for Socialism (MAS) party will hold event on border with Bolivia – most likely in Salta Province – to decide candidates for next election.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Bolivia's Evo Morales arrives in Mexico under political asylum

12-11-2019 14:24 Mexican Air Force plane carrying former Bolivian president touches down at the Mexico City international airport, where Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard who says Morales was the victim of a "coup" – was waiting to greet him.

EUROPE

132,000 descendants of Spain's exiled Jews apply for nationality

03-10-2019 09:28 Numbers include some 4,000 Argentines, who are joining other descendants in taking advantage of a limited-term offer of Spanish nationality.