In a statement at the airport, former Bolivian President Evo Morales denounced violence in his homeland and declared that he would continue “the fight” for equality in Bolivia.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived Tuesday in Mexico, where authorities have granted him political asylum.
In a short statement before the press at the airport, Morales denounced violence in his homeland and declared that he would continue “the fight” for equality in Bolivia.“Thanks to Mexico, to its authorities,” he said. “But I also want to tell you that as long as we are alive, we will continue in politics. ... And we are sure that people have the right to liberate themselves.”
Morales, seeking his fourth straight term, says he won. But critics, who argue that Morales had ambitions to be president for life, charged that the election had been rigged, and a team from the Organization of American States found numerous irregularities in the balloting. Among those accompanying Morales to Mexico was Bolivia’s former vice president, Alvaro Garcia Linera, a longtime confidant of Morales who also resigned.Before Morales arrived here, the Mexican foreign minister dismissed suggestions that Mexico’s decision to grant asylum to Morales — a longtime critic of U.S. “imperialism” — would elevate tensions with the United States. The Trump administration applauded Morales’ departure and called for new elections in Bolivia.
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