Evo Morales raises tensions in Bolivia: He warns of “seizures” if he is not recognized for the 2025 elections

Evo Morales warned that A “seizure” would occur if his presidential bid was disqualified in Bolivia. Luis Arce blamed the government for the 2025 elections, with whom he is fighting despite belonging to the same party.

“If they disqualify the Evo there will be a convulsion. If you want, it is the responsibility of the government (…) This is my calculation, I am honest,” warned the former president of Bolivia (2006-2019) in an interview with the company. EFE.

He is also the leader of the Governing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).I assume that “These kinds of struggles are won only by mass action”And he said he had heard that various sectors were expecting “trouble” if his presidential bid was cancelled.

Late last year, the Constitutional Court issued a ruling stating that indefinite re-election is “not a human right” and can only be exercised once, continuously or intermittently.

According to Morales, this needs to be understood “Note on possible disqualification of his candidacy.”

The three-time president of Bolivia insisted he was “legally and constitutionally qualified” to be a candidate, according to his own consultations with “national and international experts”.

This Thursday marks the 29th year of the ruling movement towards socialism This is the first time that there are two separate celebrations.

In the city of La Paz, the seat of the government and the legislature, the 'Archista' bloc, which supports President Luis Arce, is celebrating, and this Saturday it will be the turn of the 'Evista' faction, like Evo Morales. Yapakani town in Santa Cruz department.

Last year Morales and Arce joined the party's anniversary party in the tropics of Cochabamba, the former president's political stronghold. This resulted in a clash between MAS militants.

In that event, Morales questioned the management of his former economy minister during his government Ars urged the MAS not to be afraid of “pluralism” of opinions.

Morales pointed out that Ars had “made a big mistake” that “we should not be afraid of the pluralism of opinions” because, in his opinion, it represented an “ideological difference” with the 'Arsist' sector, because of the MAS's “anti-imperialist” tradition.

The former president also questioned the failure of the Ars administration to fulfill two major mandates it received when it came to power in 2020. Prosecute and imprison “conspirators and genocide” for the 2019 crisis and “recover the economy” of the country.

After a disappointing election that year, Morales resigned as president in 2019, citing a “conspiracy” amid opposition complaints of electoral fraud in favor of him for a fourth consecutive term.

Jeanine Anez On November 12, 2019, he assumed the country's interim command as second vice president of the Senate, and two days later, Evo Morales and all officials in line for presidential succession resigned.

The struggle for legal rights of last year's MAS conference in Cochabamba, with the anniversary section of MAS, and Morales is the “only candidate” for the 2025 presidential election.

After the Election Commission decided to hold a fresh meeting, the pro-government departments of Ars had called for another conference in May.

Morales urged the Congress to re-elect him as the top leader of MAS All the requirements were complied with and the Election Commission acted “illegally”, while the call for “archistas” was made by “non-militants” in the party.

The former president confirmed that MAS was “united at the grassroots level” and that a few leaders had decided to distance themselves in return for “bribes” allegedly offered to them by the government.

(with information from EFE)