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Oct 22, 2019 10:48 PM CST BOLIVIA
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Violent Protests in Bolivia over Election

Violent protests raged in Bolivia for a 2nd straight night amid allegations that President Evo Morales is manipulating vote totals from Sunday's election.

Morales needs to win the election by at least 10 percentage points for him to avoid a runoff election against the second place finisher, a runoff that numerous experts say Morales is likely to lose.

Initial election results reported from Sunday said that Morales was only winning by 7 percent, but then the vote count mysteriously stopped being reported, and Morales claimed victory.

Protesters believe Morales and his allies are falsifying the election results to give Morales a 10 percent lead. Demonstrators tonight set fire to the electoral headquarters in Sucre, and clashed with police in Bolivia's capital La Paz.


(1:52) "Bolivia: Protests erupt as election officials say Morales close to outright victory"


(22 sec) "Bolivia Elections: Protests Break Out in Sucre"

Bolivia Elections: Protests Break Out
Hundreds of supporters gather in the Bolivian city of Sucre, Monday, October 21, after Carlos Mesa, the main opposition candidate, rejected results that seemed set to hand a victory to long-time incumbent Evo Morales.

Bolivia Braces for General Strike After Vote Chaos

Bolivia braced for a general strike on Tuesday, hours after violence broke out in several cities. Opposition supporters reacted with fury, torching electoral offices in the southwestern cities of Sucre and Potosi, while rival supporters clashed in the capital La Paz. Incidents were reported in cities across the South American country. Carlos Mesa, who came a close second to Morales in Sunday's polls — forcing a run-off, according to preliminary results — denounced revised results as a "fraud." International monitors from the Organization of American States voiced "deep concern" at sudden changes to the election count to show Morales closing in on an outright victory in the first round. Preliminary results released late Sunday showed neither Morales, 59, nor 66-year-old Mesa, with a majority and "clearly indicated a second round," the OAS mission said. (AFP)
Nov 10, 2019 12:47 AM CST BOLIVIA
CossackCat
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Police in several major cities in #Bolivia have joined protesters in calling for the ouster of president Evo #Morales, who is accused of falsifying election results.
Police forces were reported to have defected in La Paz and at least five other major cities, and police also abandoned their guard posts in front of the presidential palace. Some police were seen marching with protesters.
Large-scale protests against president Evo Morales have been taking place since late October 20th, when Morales declared himself the winner of Bolivia's presidential election.
Election results had initially shown Morales not having enough of a lead to avoid a runoff election many experts said he was likely to lose. But then there was an unexplained 24 hour halt in the vote count, and when the vote count resumed the government claimed Morales had the 10 point lead he needed to avoid a runoff.
Protesters today forced the state broadcaster to stop covering news, and there are worries that clashes may erupt between protesters and Morales supporters

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Nov 10, 2019 2:21 PM CST BOLIVIA
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BREAKING: Bolivan President Evo Morales has resigned.

He has been asked to resign by the Bolivian military & national police, and one report says Morales is leaving the country. Morales has been facing large protests since Bolivia's presidential election in late October. Protesters accuse Morales of rigging the election, and the OAS today announced it found that the vote had been manipulated. Both the Bolivian military and the Bolivian National Police have today called on Morales to resign. Multiple reports say the presidential plane has taken off, and the Bolivian news outlet Los Tiempos is reporting that the presidential plane is heading for Argentina, with Evo Morales on it.

Lots of people are resigning.. President, Vice president, Attorney General, Head of Customs, etc.

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Nov 10, 2019 3:35 PM CST BOLIVIA
Holy Crap!wow
Nov 10, 2019 4:06 PM CST BOLIVIA
CossackCat
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Conrad73: Holy Crap!
I am not sure yet. How many stepped down, and/or left/fled the country dunno
Nov 11, 2019 4:54 AM CST BOLIVIA
CossackCat
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(2:38) "President Morales of Bolivia resigns, November 10th amid protests and allegations of election fraud"
And the country celebrates
Nov 11, 2019 7:46 AM CST BOLIVIA



Morales' exit in Bolivia leaves violence and political vacuum
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Nov 12, 2019 12:06 AM CST BOLIVIA
CossackCat
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MSM has been cautious not to refer to this as a coup ... doh as if President Morales, just decided to move to Argentina on a whim doh
(And didn't make that UN speech warning everyone).
As if.. this, and uprising/ revolutions, are not happening all around the world doh
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