Bolivia: Tensions Rising as Vote Looms

                   
worldpress.org     Aug 2, 2008            

By Federico Fuentes Green Left Weekly (radical newspaper) New South Wales, Australia Bolivian President Evo Morales (right) arrives to meet with United States State Department official Thomas Shannon (not depicted) at the Palacio Quemado presidential palace on July 23 in La Paz. (Photo: Aizar Raldes / AFP-Getty Images) Tensions and uncertainties continue to rise as what some are calling a bout of "referendumitis" sweeps through Bolivia. On July 23—one day after the right-wing opposition to Bolivia's first indigenous president, Evo Morales, demanded a referendum on the controversial issue of the nation's capital—the sole magistrate remaining on the Constitutional Tribunal called into question the constitutionality of the recall referendums set for Aug. 10 that will determine the fate of Morales and eight out of nine of the... [read full story]                    

Full Coverage

Bolivia recall vote to proceed despite legal spat

reuters.com     Aug 1, 2008          

LA PAZ (Reuters) - A recall vote in Bolivia that could force out leftist President Evo Morales and a group of opposition governors will go ahead on August 10 despite a possible change in voting rules, the vice president said on...                    

comments

The Bolivian Referendum and Democracy

diariolasamericas.com     Aug 1, 2008          

It has been obvious for a long time now, not to say that since the beginning of President Evo Morales’ term, that Bolivia is experiencing an institutional chaos which is extremely detrimental for that country’s representative...                    

comments

                   

TOTAL RECALL IN BOLIVIA

ww4report.com     Aug 3, 2008          

Divided Nation Faces Historic Vote by Ben Dangl, Toward Freedom In early July in Sicaya, Cochabamba, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced that if he wins the August 10 recall vote on his presidency, "I'll have two and half...                    

comments