Bolivien. Protesters paralyze Bolivia over election delays, threaten escalation
Bolivien. Protesters paralyze Bolivia over election delays, threaten escalation
Parties across Bolivia’s political spectrum are racing to defuse massive street blockades that have paralyzed the nation, as some protesters threaten to march on La Paz and demand the resignation of interim president Jeanine Áñez.
Nearly 150,000 miners, labor unionists, coca leaf farmers and indigenous activists took to the streets last week after the national electoral council delayed the presidential election for a second time amid the country’s spreading coronavirus outbreak. The vote that was initially scheduled for May 3 is now planned for Oct. 18. (Washington Post, USA, 12.08.2020)
Bolivien. Protesters paralyze Bolivia over election delays, threaten escalation