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Bolivia’s New Constitution Passes

7:00 am By Maegan La Mala · Bolivia|Politics

26 Jan 2009

evo_vote.jpgMost sources are saying that a referendum in Bolivia on a new constitution has passed. The new constitution would allow President Evo Morales to run for re-election and give greater power to the indigenous majority. Voters also decided on whether there should be a cap on future land ownership.
The count as of last night has the new constitution passing by anywhere from 57% to 62%.

Some voters opposing the measure are crying fraud and not surprisingly bringing up Venezuela. From Inca Kola News:

Branco Marinkovic: “(Bolivians have voted) without the guarantee of a transparent electoral process in the midst of a panorama of fraud; double carnetization and double registration of voters by this government with the financial help of Venezuela means nothing less than that. Be careful with your vote because there will be fraud, and ask eveeryone to be on the alert, as the audit of the lamentable OAS (Organization of American States, official overseers of the vote) is just a show and doesn’t mean anything.”

Via / France 24, Al Jazeera,

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