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Bolivian Referendum Gives It’s Largest State Autonomy Amidst Protests
1:49 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Politics · 1 Comment
5 May 2008
According to the most recent exit polls, a referendum in Santa Cruz, Bolivia has given that largest state autonomy from the central government. While supporters of the effort hit the streets to celebrate a victory, the election was colored by violence between the two sides. President Evo Morales declared the vote a failure.
This illegal and unconstitutional poll has not had the success that some families and groups in the state of Santa Cruz had hoped for,” Morales said.
The president said nearly 40 percent of eligible voters did not go to the polls — and that their absence amounted to a rejection of autonomy effort, which pits an eastern state rich in oil and natural gas with a central government led by a leftist president.
Evo Morales Ready for Vote Out
7:29 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Politics · Comments Off
7 Dec 2007
In an interview yesterday with AP, Bolivian President Evo Morales said that upon losing a recall referendum he is currently proposing as an out of the current crisis in the South American country, he would call immediately for new presidential elections. But what’s good for the goose, as they say, is also good for the 6 out of 9 governors who have rallied against Morales and his proposals that would redesign the government and redistribute land.
After violence, Bolivia goes on strike
2:28 pm By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Bolivia|Labor|Politics · Comments Off
28 Nov 2007
Six Bolivian states are going on strike in opposition to the proposed new constitution, a document so controversial that it’s left at least 3 dead in violent protests over the last week. Reports Mexico City’s La Jornada:
The most important states of Bolivia, those which contribute 80% of the Internal Brute Product for the country, are going on a 48-hour strike to protest the constitution project approved by president Evo Morales.The movement began this Tuesday in the northern state of Pando but the strongest part of it will happen on Wednesday when the powerful Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni, Cochabamba y Chuquisaca states will join, according to an announcement made by organizers on Monday.
That same day, leaders announced a hunger strike for December 3rd, and challenged President Morales to submit to a referendum to approve his presidency.
Violence in Sucre last week was attributed to the fact that the new constitution was reportedly approved in a military college there without the presence of members of the opposition.
Vice-president Alvaro Garcia, speaking about the economic “war” (his words) that the opposition is waging against the government, called plans to present a document declaring autonomy from the Bolivian state a “coup”.
Via / La Jornada
Image: AP Photo/Juan Karita
Evo Morales does The Daily Show
7:25 pm By Maegan La Mala · Bolivia|Politics|TV · Comments Off
28 Sep 2007This gem, which I give you as a reward after a long week, needs no introduction. Best line from Evo: “Please don’t consider me to be one of the axis of evil.”
Enjoy your weekend!
Evo Morales Says US Treated Him Badly
10:50 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|New York City|Politics · Comments Off
26 Sep 2007
Bolivian President Evo Morales said he’s been treated great by the people of the NYC but complained of having to wait three hours before landing. Morales, in a speech before the UN General Assembly said that he continues to be a target of the U.S. and its Department of State, specifically referring to the difficulties his ministers had in getting visas.
While I don’t doubt that the U.S. is giving Bolivia a hard time, because of its relationship with Iran and Venezuela, but the plane thing probably had more to do with our shitty air traffic control system here.
Via / El Diario La Prensa
Iran Makes Enemies and Friends in NYC
8:03 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|iran|New York City|Politics|Venezuela · 1 Comment
25 Sep 2007
While Bush and many others in NYC protested Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad at both the United Nations and Colombia University, others were making nice with Iran. On Monday Evo Morales’ administration announced that coming soon would be a diplomatic relationship with Iran. Evo’s opposition say that he is acting as Hugo Chavez’s lapdog. Hugo Chavez canceled his appearance at the U.N General Assembly opting instead to stay home and focus on his current gig as a negotiator with FARC. Ahmadinejad will visit Bolivia and Venezuela this week.
Story and Image Via / El Nuevo Herald
Evo Morales : Enemy of Capitalism
1:19 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Politics · Comments Off
25 May 2007
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales may be pals with Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro but he’s no friend of the U.S.’s best friend, capitalism. At a conference this past Tuesday Morales said:
The transnational corporations always provoke conflicts to accumulate capital, and the accumulation of capital in a few hands is no solution for humanity,And so I have arrived at the conclusion that capitalism is the worst enemy of humanity. Instead of making more weapons and bullets to kill humankind, we must concentrate on producing more food,”
Via / CBS News
Don’t Call It A Comeback : Is Fidel Ready for his Closeup?
2:12 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Cuba|Politics|Venezuela · Comments Off
29 Apr 2007
Two of Fidel Castro‘s buddies are hinting that the Cuban leader, who has been out of the spotlight since having surgery last summer, is ready to retake his position as President. His little bro, Raul Castro, has been taking care of business since Fidel’s gastrointestinal operation last July. Bolivian President, Evo Morales, was the first to speculate, saying that he fully expected Fidel to be present at Havana’s May Day parade on Tuesday. Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez didn’t say when his amigo would make a public appearance, but he would say the Fidel Castro was back in charge.
As usual, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Via / BBC News and Yahoo! News
Evo overworked
1:19 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Health|Politics · Comments Off
5 Apr 2007
Bolivian president Evo Morales has been burning the candle at both ends. Venezuela’s El Universal reports that the president’s typical day starts at 5:00 a.m. and ends at 11:00 p.m., with only a couple of cat naps in between meetings.
That’s why Evo is going to have a complete medical examination to make sure everything is in order and that his crazy work schedule isn’t affecting his health in any significant way. According to government spokespeople, the results of the exam will affect his schedule if it’s found that his health is compromised.
Maybe Evo should take a cue from our own president, known for his love of extended vacations and frequent revitalizing naps.
Via / El Universal
Evo denies relationship with ETA
2:03 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia|Politics|Spain · Comments Off
26 Jan 2007
Bolivian president Evo Morales is denying ties to the Basque separatist group ETA, responsible for last month’s bombing of a Madrid airport parking lot and the deaths of over 800 people since 1968. The statement was in response to allegations by a Spanish newspaper that the group was seeking sanctuary in Bolivia:
The Spanish newspaper El Correo had reported that a lawmaker from Morales’ Movement Toward Socialism party visited the Basque heartland in June and met with members of Batasuna, ETA’s political arm.The lawmaker, Feliciano Vegamonte, did not respond to repeated attempts to reach him Tuesday.
A day earlier, he confirmed to a Bolivian TV station that he made the trip and met with “people from social movements” but was not aware of any ETA ties.
El Correo said that with Cuban leader Fidel Castro ailing, ETA fears it could lose the lone country that offers it sanctuary. So it is looking toward Bolivia as a possible alternative. The paper quoted unnamed Spanish security officials as its sources.
Morales stated that in the past he has been linked to the FARC, and that these allegations were also unfounded.
Via / CNN
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