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- On June 3, 2025, protesters aligned with Evo Morales intensified their demonstrations by blocking multiple roads in Cochabamba and other cities across Bolivia.
- The protests erupted as Morales attempts to run for a fourth term, even though the Plurinational Constitutional Court has ruled that presidents may only serve two consecutive terms.
- Demonstrators waved Bolivian and indigenous wiphala flags, demanded President Luis Arce's resignation, and created nine road blockades disrupting transit and fuel supplies.
- Interior Minister Roberto Ros stated that the blockades aim solely to disrupt the upcoming elections and to support the participation of a candidate who has been legally disqualified.
- The protests highlight tensions over election legitimacy and constitutional limits, suggesting continued political instability ahead of scheduled August 17 elections.
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For almost a week, the supporters of the former leader have protested against his ban on running for office. The left-wing leader, politically isolated, is counting on the many supporters he still has.
By Gerardo Lemos, CNN en Español At least 13 police officers were injured and a policewoman was kidnapped during Tuesday's protests in Bolivia, Government Minister Roberto Ríos said. Alleged supporters of former President Evo Morales clashed with Bolivian security forces. Ríos added that the police officers were "ambushed" by individuals blocking the highway between Cochabamba and Oruro. The minister explained that the kidnapped woman was rescue…
Bolivia’s Indigenous Masses Have Changed the Course of History
Fifteen years after Evo Morales was first elected president of Bolivia, his socialist party has returned to power. The far right hasn’t given up — but the indigenous masses that reversed the right-wing coup and forced elections have proven themselves a formidable force for justice and democracy.
“Without Evo [Morales] there are no elections.” This is the slogan of the coca farmers’ unions in Chapare or “tropics of Cochabamba” that this Tuesday have begun to block the road that crosses Bolivia from east to west. There are also blockades and protests in other parts of the country. Some conflicts, such as the “evist” marches around the Electoral Tribunal in La Paz, are linked to the demand of former President Morales to participate in the …
The Bolivian president says that the former president seeks candidacy “by force” by surrounding cities and preventing passage of food, despite being constitutionally disqualified
Evo's supporters stage road blockades in Bolivia
Supporters of former President Evo Morales escalated protests Monday with 13 road blockades across Bolivia, primarily in Cochabamba, paralyzing vehicle transit, including over 800 fuel tankers.
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