News of referendium

Bolivia ex-leader Áñez tried to 'take her own life' in prison, says lawyer

22-08-2021 08:44 Bolivia's former interim president, right-wing leader Jeanine Áñez, tried to "self-injure" herself in the prison where she is being held and has "scratches" on her arm, but her health is stable.

HUMAN RIGHTS

IACHR experts: Bolivian security forces committed 'massacres' in 2019

18-08-2021 09:42 An independent group appointed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights accuses Bolivia's security forces of carrying out "massacres" and "summary executions" during 2019 social unrest around disputed elections.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Bolivia's leader criticises Argentina at UN for harbouring Evo Morales

23-09-2020 18:18 Bolivia's interim leader criticises Argentina for its "harbouring" of the country's former president Evo Morales, who she accuses of conspiring to foment unrest in her country.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Human Rights Watch: Bolivia case against Morales is politically motivated

12-09-2020 08:43 Terrorism charges against former Bolivian President Evo Morales appear to be politically motivated and are part of a wider campaign by Bolivia’s interim government to use the justice system against political opponents, says Human Rights Watch.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Evo Morales supporters rally against Bolivia election delay

29-07-2020 09:21 Supporters of ousted former leader demonstrate and call general strike as part of a protest against decision to further delay national elections due to the coronavirus pandemic.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Bolivia's September vote in doubt as virus death toll rises

22-07-2020 17:49 A committee that advises the Health Ministry says holding September election would not be advisable given the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Pandemic and power struggle hobble Bolivia ahead of vote

17-07-2020 01:56 Bolivia is grappling with two crises: the pandemic and bitter political discord ahead of elections scheduled for September, nearly a year after the chaotic ouster of the former president, Evo Morales.

Global pandemic

Bolivian leader Áñez, Venezuela's Cabello test positive for Covid-19

09-07-2020 22:41 Bolivia's interim president Jeanine Áñez announced Thursday that she has tested positive for coronavirus. Venezuela's Constitutional Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, widely considered the second-most powerful person in the country, also contracts virus.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Exiled Morales pulling Bolivia's political strings as polls loom

02-07-2020 03:04 Though he remains banned from running in September's election and facing arrest if he returns, Bolivia's first indigenous president is masterminding opposition to right-wing interim leader Jeanine Añez.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Bolivian Parliament approves new date for pandemic-delayed election

10-06-2020 19:17 New date of September 6 approved for the country's coronavirus-delayed general election, although the decision must still be ratified by interim President Jeanine Añez.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Pandemic-delayed Bolivian election set for September 6

02-06-2020 18:54 The election – called after the annulment of a controversial poll in October – was originally due to take place on May 3 but was postponed indefinitely in March with Bolivia in virus lockdown.

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

BLOOMBERG

Bolivia readies election re-run in bid to end political crisis

08-01-2020 09:13 Parties have less than a month to register candidates for an election re-run designed to resolve the political crisis the country finds itself since voting irregularities brought an end to Evo Morales’ 14-year government.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Bolivia to hold presidential vote May 3

03-01-2020 21:01 Bolivians will choose a new president on May 3, more than six months after a disputed election sparked a social revolt and the resignation of Evo Morales.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION CRISIS

Evo Morales: MAS will choose candidate for next Bolivian election on January 19

31-12-2019 15:36 Former Bolivia president says that the presidential candidate for his Movement for Socialism (MAS) party in next year's elections will be named January 19.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Bolivia moves toward replacing ousted leader Evo Morales

19-12-2019 12:36 Legislature approves new tribunal to oversee vote after talks between opposition and Morales' Movement Toward Socialism party, but date for election still not set.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Evo Morales' children arrive in Buenos Aires

24-11-2019 22:04 Evaliz and Álvaro Morales arrived on a commercial flight to Ezeiza International Airport on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Uncertainty in Bolivia as senator declares herself interim president

13-11-2019 09:56 Opposition Senator Jeanine Añez declares herself interim president of the crisis-torn country despite lacking quorum in Senate, just hours after Evo Morales flew off to self-exile in Mexico.

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.

Bolivia Election Crisis

Evo Morales granted asylum in Mexico

11-11-2019 18:33 President formerly requested asylum Monday afternoon, with the Mexican government granting it on the basis of "humanitarian reasons."

EVO MORALES

Latin America's longest-serving leader leaves the stage in Bolivia

11-11-2019 07:20 Under Evo Morales' leadership, Bolivia made landmark gains against hunger and poverty. Sitting on the region's second-largest gas reserves, after Venezuela, and the world's largest reserves of lithium, Bolivia's economy has more than tripled in size during his 13 years in office.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION CRISIS

Power void in Bolivia after Evo Morales and his allies resign

11-11-2019 06:58 Mexico's government reported Sunday night that 20 members of Bolivia's executive and legislative branches were at the official Mexican residence in the capital seeking asylum.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION CRISIS

Bolivia's military chief asks Evo Morales to resign as president

10-11-2019 17:37 Commander of Bolivia's Armed Forces calls for embattled president to resign so that stability can be restored after protests over disputed election results.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Bolivian President Evo Morales says he will call new elections

10-11-2019 10:43 Decision comes one day after opposition demonstrators overran two state-run media outlets and forced them off the air, as tensions remained high after disputed election.

News of referendium

Bolivia ex-leader Áñez tried to 'take her own life' in prison, says lawyer

IACHR experts: Bolivian security forces committed 'massacres' in 2019

Bolivia's leader criticises Argentina at UN for harbouring Evo Morales

Human Rights Watch: Bolivia case against Morales is politically motivated

Evo Morales supporters rally against Bolivia election delay

Bolivia's September vote in doubt as virus death toll rises

Pandemic and power struggle hobble Bolivia ahead of vote

Bolivian leader Áñez, Venezuela's Cabello test positive for Covid-19

Exiled Morales pulling Bolivia's political strings as polls loom

Bolivian Parliament approves new date for pandemic-delayed election

Pandemic-delayed Bolivian election set for September 6

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

Bolivia readies election re-run in bid to end political crisis

Bolivia to hold presidential vote May 3

Evo Morales: MAS will choose candidate for next Bolivian election on January 19

Bolivia moves toward replacing ousted leader Evo Morales

Evo Morales' children arrive in Buenos Aires

Uncertainty in Bolivia as senator declares herself interim president

Bolivia's Evo Morales arrives in Mexico under political asylum

Evo Morales granted asylum in Mexico

Latin America's longest-serving leader leaves the stage in Bolivia

Power void in Bolivia after Evo Morales and his allies resign

Bolivia's military chief asks Evo Morales to resign as president

Bolivian President Evo Morales says he will call new elections

Zuccardi Valle de Uco ranked world's best winery for third straight year

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

InvestBA helps push Buenos Aires onto international stage

'Swift chariots of democracy' – all aboard Washington's secret subway

Local couples win top tango competition after Maradona tributes

Berlín aprobó la expropiación de 240 mil viviendas por la especulación con los alquileres

Aníbal Fernández minimizó una denuncia de Jorge Lanata: “Está devaluado”

El plan maquiavélico que no funcionó

Aníbal Fernández cruzó a Martín Tetaz por la reforma laboral: “¿La Unión Cívica Radical está de acuerdo?"

Juan Grabois: "Aunque alguno se enoje, me puso contento la derrota de las PASO al abrir una oportunidad"