protests by supporters of the retired Bolivian heads of state Evo Morales was shot and killed on Wednesday two people. The two young men had been shot and killed in Santa Cruz in the East of the country, informed the General Prosecutor’s office.

Thus, the number of fatalities increased in the past three weeks, the ongoing riots on a total of ten. One of the two men was a 20-year-old protester, was killed by a shot to the head. The incident occurred in the town of Yapacaní, where supporters of the Ex-heads of state in Protest against the appointment of the interim President Jeanine Áñez supplied violent clashes with police, as the doctor Jhonny Guzmán reported.

Also in La Paz, hundreds of supporters of the ousted President took to the road. The police used tear gas against the protesters, only a few hundred meters from the presidential Palace, stones on policemen threw.

Áñez was sworn in on Tuesday. They had appointed beforehand, with the consent of the constitutional court itself, as a transitional President after the Parliament had not reached the for a choice of the necessary quorum. According to the Bolivian Constitution Áñez must appoint their government, and within 90 days of elections to organize.

power vacuum

In Bolivia had resulted in a power vacuum after the pressure on troubled previous state was resigned chief Morales on Sunday after week-long protests. He went to Mexico in exile. From there, he announced on Wednesday that he will return to Bolivia “if my people want to calm the Situation”. Morales called for a “national dialogue” to resolve the political crisis. Interim President of the Áñez, he lost all legitimacy.

the trigger for the protests in Bolivia, the controversial presidential election of 20 was. October. Morales, the first indigenous head of state of Bolivia, was started for a fourth term. The Constitution would not have allowed a further candidacy, actually, the constitutional court admitted this to him yet.

The officially announced electoral victory of Morales in the first round, was denounced by the Opposition as a fraud and not recognized. Finally, the organization of American States (OAS) had demanded on Sunday, because of serious irregularities, to declare the election invalid.

“I’m still President”

Evo Morales is, in his own view, his resignation is still President of Bolivia. The Parliament had to accept the resignation or reject it, he said on Wednesday, a day after his arrival in exile in Mexico, in an Interview with the newspaper “El País”.

“as Long as it doesn’t, I’m still President.” The Senate and the chamber of deputies of Bolivia have recently had no quorum be established, as members of Morales ‘ MAS party, the meeting boycott.

If his resignation would be confirmed, to stand following the resignation of his Vice-presidents, the Constitution, according to the President of the Senate, Adriana Salvatierra, the office of the heads of state, continued Morales. This was declared on Sunday television their resignation; on Wednesday, they claimed, but also, your withdrawal will not be entered in the absence of the adoption of the Parliament yet in force.

The second Vice-President of the Senate, Jeanine Añez, had declared on Tuesday to interim President. This is contrary to the Constitution, said Morales, who speaks of a coup against himself. The constitutional court has approved the takeover of Añez, however, as lawful. The 52-Year-old needs to organize, within 90 days of an election. (chk/sda)

Created: 14.11.2019, 04:11 PM