Anti-govt protesters in Bolivia lift road blockades ahead of talks with interim president

reuters ^ | 11/23/2019 | Mitra Taj, Daniel Ramos

[BenLurkin]

Morales, an iconic socialist leader in Latin America who had been in power for nearly 14 years, has said he was toppled in a coup and has relocated to Mexico, which has granted him asylum.

But lawmakers in his Movement to Socialism (MAS) party have reached a deal with other parties to pass legislation needed to appoint a new electoral board to call new elections. The bill they hashed out would annul the Oct. 20 election and was passed by the Senate unanimously on Saturday. The lower chamber was expected to pass it later in the day.

In the highland city of El Alto near the seat of government in La Paz, road access to a natural gas plant that has been a focal point of protesters resumed early on Saturday, with vans packed with commuters dodging boulders, burned tires and other debris still scattered on streets.

Morales’ children left the country early on Saturday with instructions from Anez that they be provided safe passage, interim interior minister Arturo Murillo wrote on Twitter, posting a picture of boarding passes that showed them heading to Buenos Aires.

[Texas Eagle]

Morales, an iconic socialist leader in Latin America who had been in power for nearly 14 years, has said he was toppled in a coup and has relocated to Mexico, which has granted him asylum.

Ha haaaa!!! How do you like them beans?

If Mexico is a good enough place for an iconic socialist leader to seek asylum, why isn't it good enough for all those "immigrants" that are invading America?

[rovenstinez]

Not far from where I post, the former leader of Bolivia has taken asylum in Mexico. Apparently, he has done videos, and sent communications, making it more difficult for the transition to take place. I wonder what the U.S. State Dept is doing to help the gal put things back together in this country that has suffered so much.

[livius]

Hmmm, the family is heading off to Argentina, homeland of the odious Marxist Bergoglio - who is also a good friend of Morales.

I don’t think Bolivians should be dumb enough to go along with this. That is how Chavez, imprsioned and then kicked out, got back into power in VZ. George Bush interceded for him on the landing strip, when the military (representing the legitimate government) was going to fly him to Cuba and exile him.

Never deal with these snakes, because snakes are snakes.