the Bolivian army said that it had presented to the president Evo Morales that this would be different from a country to restore stability.
Bolivia has been shaken by weeks of violent protests, which began with the disputed presidential elections. The military intervention happened after Morales had announced the latest elections.
– Analysis of internal conflict situation, we ask the president to abandon the mandate, so that peace can be restored, the Bolivian armed forces commander Williams Kaliman said to reporters.
the General urged citizens to refrain from violence.
the Left-wing Morales was forced on Sunday to bow to extensive protests in front, and he announced new presidential elections. In addition, Morales promised that the abundance criticised the election commission be replaced with a new one.
Morales announced the latest elections soon after the organisation of American states OAS was published by the election of a critical report.
the Election notice does not seem to have eased Morales under pressure.
according to reuters, the opposition presidential candidate Carlos Mes a, said that Morales should not be able to stand in new elections. Protest leader Luis Fernando Camacho said the OAS audit revealed electoral fraud and demanded morales’s resignation.
on Sunday often the Morales government and party representatives announced their resignation.
the Army also gave the previous Sunday statement, where it tells the amount of he air and maaoperaatioita, which “neutralized” the illegal armed groups. The matter told the news agency Reuters.
the Announcement may be a sign that the army is preparing to take the reins of the country in their hands. This would mean a military coup.
in Bolivia was in the years 1952-1982 numerous coups and military regimes.
police are in revolt
Morales, the situation became more difficult earlier this weekend, when some of the officers rose in revolt against him. La Paz police retreated out of the city centre from the Plaza Murillo, where the presidential palace is located.
protesters occupied two state-owned television and radio stations. In addition, protesters burned the local representatives of the homes. Morales, according to her sister’s home was burned.
OAS election report calls for new elections
Morales was elected to a second term in controversial elections in the first round in mid-October after. The election counting of votes in his support increased suspiciously in the middle of everything.
the Bolivian election officials declare Morales the winner, but his counter-candidate, former president Carlos Mesa has not recognized the results.
Morales announced new elections after the organisation of American states OAS published the preliminary report, which called for the October election results voided because of confusion.
the Organization announced it had found clear signs of manipulation, so it could not confirm the election results.
Morales says he’s willing to new elections in order to reduce the tension.
We all have a duty to reassure Bolivia, Morales said the British broadcaster, according to the BBC, (you move to another service).
Evo Morales rose to president in 2006. He is the first indigenous representative of the Bolivian president.
the Finnish missionary society to evacuate our people
the Finnish missionary society reported earlier on Sunday to evacuate in Bolivia resident employees and two other volunteers as soon as possible.
– the Situation in Bolivia is extremely explosive, and the violence risk is high. Therefore, now it has been decided to employees to evacuate as soon as possible. Two employees to fly to Finland, I hope this during the day and one of them a trip planned to Colombia to Bogota, where he can continue volunteering period, says mission executive director Rolf Steffansson .
Deal complement.
before:
the president of Bolivia was forced to bow to the new elections – the protest leader requires Evo Morales eroa10.11.2019
Bolivian unrest: Part of the police force turned against the president 9.11.2019
the Streets filled with demonstrators all over the world – big flameout to enough small things, but in the background lies something else 29.10.2019
Evo Morales, has declared bolivia’s presidential elections, the winner – several American countries and the EU require a second round 25.10.2019
the Bolivian presidential elections, the vote count, the suspension of the cause of the riots – the hook had Morales situation improved a bewildering time out after 22.10.2019
Morales leads the vote count in Bolivia – election progressing through to the second round 21.10.2019
the Rain shut off for two months raging the wildfires in Bolivia 7.10.2019
the Organization: Up to four million hectares of forest burnt in Bolivia 19.9.2019
Sources: AP, AFP, Reuters
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