People attend a town council to demand Bolivian President Evo Morales' government enact laws to protect the environment, and national forest reserves and to defend a referendum aimed at blocking Morales from reelection, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia October 4, 2019. The sign reads, "Evo even the dead told you no". REUTERS/Rodrigo Urzagasti
Reuters: Hundreds of thousands voice outrage over Bolivian leader's response to forest fires
SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Bolivia’s largest city, turning up heat on President Evo Morales as they voiced outrage over his government’s response to wildfires that have razed broad swaths of the country’s forests this year.
Protesters in the wealthy, industrial city of Santa Cruz brandished placards at the demonstration late on Friday calling for a “punishment vote” against Morales in the upcoming Oct. 20 presidential election.
Tightening polls show Morales, Latin America’s longest-serving leftist leader, may be forced into a second-round runoff with his chief rival, Carlos Mesa, a business-friendly former president.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: Bolivians go to the polls on October, but this is one campaign that has been rocked by violence since the start, and polls are showing only 30% support for President Morales .... Violence rocks Bolivia after poll shows weakening support for Morales (WION). American progressives have a different point of view .... Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story (The Nation).
1 comment:
When Rafael Correa, Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez were in power at the same time, the usual suspects, know-nothing libs, were beating their chests with pride and declaring that the the world was turning Left.
Rafael Correa was voted out, but not before or got caught supporting Liberal guerillas attacking the nation of Columbia.
Hugo Chavez is disgraced. Chavez's offspring has shown themselves to be every bit as much the liberal grifters as Bernie.
?Quo vadis Evil Morales?
Post a Comment