٠٠:٠١:٠٩Supporters and opponents of President Evo Morales faced-off in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba on Wednesday, with clashes reportedly leaving at least 40 injured.
The violent altercations followed a march organized by the National Confederation of Indigenous Peasant Women from Bolivia "Bartolina Sisa", a movement related to the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), together with a group of coca growers.
Protests broke out across Bolivia over disputed election results which gave President Evo Morales enough votes to avoid a run-off. Despite the announcement that the numbers will be audited, the protests continued as the opposition demands a new vote without Morales taking part.
Morales, who has served three terms as president since 2006, ran for a fourth term despite a 2016 referendum rejecting a constitutional amendment that would allow him to do so. The Supreme Court annulled the results of the 2017 referendum and ruled that public officials have no term limits.
At least two people have died in clashes between supporters and opponents of Evo Morales in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz province.
Bolivia: Opposing demonstrators clash over Morales in Cochabamba
Supporters and opponents of President Evo Morales faced-off in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba on Wednesday, with clashes reportedly leaving at least 40 injured.
The violent altercations followed a march organized by the National Confederation of Indigenous Peasant Women from Bolivia "Bartolina Sisa", a movement related to the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), together with a group of coca growers.
Protests broke out across Bolivia over disputed election results which gave President Evo Morales enough votes to avoid a run-off. Despite the announcement that the numbers will be audited, the protests continued as the opposition demands a new vote without Morales taking part.
Morales, who has served three terms as president since 2006, ran for a fourth term despite a 2016 referendum rejecting a constitutional amendment that would allow him to do so. The Supreme Court annulled the results of the 2017 referendum and ruled that public officials have no term limits.
At least two people have died in clashes between supporters and opponents of Evo Morales in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz province.
Supporters and opponents of President Evo Morales faced-off in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba on Wednesday, with clashes reportedly leaving at least 40 injured.
The violent altercations followed a march organized by the National Confederation of Indigenous Peasant Women from Bolivia "Bartolina Sisa", a movement related to the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), together with a group of coca growers.
Protests broke out across Bolivia over disputed election results which gave President Evo Morales enough votes to avoid a run-off. Despite the announcement that the numbers will be audited, the protests continued as the opposition demands a new vote without Morales taking part.
Morales, who has served three terms as president since 2006, ran for a fourth term despite a 2016 referendum rejecting a constitutional amendment that would allow him to do so. The Supreme Court annulled the results of the 2017 referendum and ruled that public officials have no term limits.
At least two people have died in clashes between supporters and opponents of Evo Morales in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz province.