Renewed clashes rock Bolivia’s capital as the second-tier lawmaker who claimed the presidency faces challenges to her leadership from supporters of ousted Evo Morales
A member of the security forces fires his weapon during clashes with supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales, in La Paz, Bolivia November 13, 2019.
In the streets, angry demonstrators tore off corrugated sheets of metal and wooden planks from construction sites to use as weapons. According to the constitution, an interim president has 90 days to organize an election, and the disputed accession of Anez, who until Tuesday was second-vice president of the Senate, was an example of the long list of obstacles she faces.
But other legal experts challenged the legal technicalities that led to her claim, saying at least some of the steps required Congress to meet.Eduardo Gamarra, a Bolivian political scientist at Florida International University, said the constitution clearly states that Anez didn’t need a congressional vote to assume the presidency. Even so, “the next two months are going to be extraordinarily difficult for President Anez,” he said.
But his decision came only after Gen. Williams Kaliman, the armed forces commander, urged him to step down “for the good of Bolivia” — a move that Morales and his backers have branded a coup d’etat.Añez swore in new commanders-in-chief in all branches of the military on Wednesday, replacing Kaliman, who had been a Morales loyalist, with Gen Carlos Orellana.
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