Security forces stand guard during a protest between supporters and oppositors of Bolivia's President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Reuters: Bolivia protests enter third week as Morales faces ultimatum
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian protests sparked by a contentious election last month that handed a win to President Evo Morales, entered their third week on Monday, with the long-standing leader facing rising pressure with an ultimatum from opposition groups to step down.
Morales, who came to power in 2006 and has become an iconic figure in the landlocked South American nation, has defended his election win and has backed an international audit of the result to resolve the current crisis.
The opposition, however, made up of runner-up Carlos Mesa’s party as well as increasingly prominent civic organizations, has ramped up calls to remove the left-wing leader completely, with one popular civic leader setting a deadline on Monday night.
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