US EditionThe President of Bolivia Signs a Decree to Govern Remotely in Full Struggle with His Second
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The President of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, has promulgated a supreme decree that allows him to govern at a distance in the event that he is outside the country using digital means of communication. The regulation questions article 169 of the country's political constitution, which stipulates that the Presidency should fall to the Vice President in the event of the temporary absence of the head of State for a period of up to 90 days. It is a preventi…
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz (Christian Democratic Party, center-right) issued a decree allowing him to govern remotely during trips abroad, using digital means of communication. The measure, announced on Wednesday (January 1, 2026), contradicts Article 169 of the Bolivian Constitution, which mandates the temporary transfer of power to the vice-president when the head of state is absent from the country. The full text is available here (PDF – …
La Paz, 1 Jan 2025 (ATB Digital) .- “If the president is in a position to maintain interaction in real time, the concept of temporary or definitive absence would not apply,” said Vice Minister of Justice, Yamil García. Vice Minister of Justice, Yamil García, defended on Thursday Supreme Decree 5515, which allows the president to exercise his functions from abroad, and assured that the rule seeks to prevent the vice president, in the absence of t…
LA PEACE, 1 Jan (NOMADA NEWS). – The government promulgated a Supreme Decree that will allow President Rodrigo Paz to exercise functions through technology when he is absent from the country, which will prevent the Vice President, Edmand Lara, from assuming functions as President-in-Office when the head of State travels abroad. In the last hours, the Supreme Decree 5515 was known that enables Paz Pereira to continue his functions, so that he is …
President Rodrigo Paz Pereira promulgated Supreme Decree 5515, which amends the Organization of the Executive Body and authorizes the President of the State to exercise his constitutional powers from abroad temporarily, using technological means of communication. The regulation was signed on December 29, 2025, in the Council of Ministers.
Faced with the announced trip of President Rodrigo Paz Pereira abroad to participate in the World Economic Forum of Davos, the Government approved Supreme Decree 5515 that enables the current president of Bolivia to continue to govern from abroad by technological means; therefore, there will be no need to make the delivery of the cane of command to Vice President Edmand Lara. Supreme Decree 5515, approved on December 29, 2025 and published on De…
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