LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia is being wracked by its biggest protests in decades following a disputed Oct. 20 election in which President Evo Morales declared himself the outright winner of a...
Anti-government protesters against the reelection of President Evo Morales, attend a rally with the coca leaf growers in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. The United Nations on Thursday urged Bolivia's government and opposition to restore "dialogue and peace" after a third person was killed in street clashes that erupted after a disputed presidential election on Oct. 20.
Voters narrowly rejected the proposal. But rather than accept the result, Morales’ party convinced the constitutional court to rule that his candidacy was legal, saying term limits violate a citizen’s human right to run for office. Bolivia’s top electoral court then accepted his candidacy. The opposition accused the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of being dominated by Morales supporters, and several of its magistrates resigned ahead of the election. A good part of its computation team also resigned.On election day, Bolivians closely followed both the quick and preliminary counts of the vote. Tensions rose when officials abruptly stopped releasing results from the official quick count just hours after the polls closed.
Updates trickled out after that, then the official count ended up showing Morales with 47.08% of the votes, compared to Mesa’s 36.51% — just over the 10-point edge required for victory. Mesa and other opponents accused Morales’ party of manipulating the results.Protesters burned the headquarters of local electoral tribunal offices and set up roadblocks that have paralyzed parts of Bolivia.
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