٠٠:٠١:٢٣Bolivian President Evo Morales held a press conference in La Paz on Wednesday, following controversy after vote counting during the last general elections.
Morales denounced the "coup d'etat" which "has been prepared by the right wing with international support" and urged "peaceful and constitutional mobilisation to defend democracy.”
One day earlier, the Bolivian Government invited the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of American States (OAS) to verify the electoral results of the whole country after the allegations of fraud made by the opposition.
According to the latest results offered by the Supreme Electoral Court, with 95.63% of the votes counted, Morales would win the first round with over 40% of the votes, and a difference of more than 10 points over his main rival, Carlos Mesa.
Bolivia: Evo Morales denounces 'coup d'etat' and urges people´s mobilisation
Bolivian President Evo Morales held a press conference in La Paz on Wednesday, following controversy after vote counting during the last general elections.
Morales denounced the "coup d'etat" which "has been prepared by the right wing with international support" and urged "peaceful and constitutional mobilisation to defend democracy.”
One day earlier, the Bolivian Government invited the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of American States (OAS) to verify the electoral results of the whole country after the allegations of fraud made by the opposition.
According to the latest results offered by the Supreme Electoral Court, with 95.63% of the votes counted, Morales would win the first round with over 40% of the votes, and a difference of more than 10 points over his main rival, Carlos Mesa.
Bolivian President Evo Morales held a press conference in La Paz on Wednesday, following controversy after vote counting during the last general elections.
Morales denounced the "coup d'etat" which "has been prepared by the right wing with international support" and urged "peaceful and constitutional mobilisation to defend democracy.”
One day earlier, the Bolivian Government invited the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of American States (OAS) to verify the electoral results of the whole country after the allegations of fraud made by the opposition.
According to the latest results offered by the Supreme Electoral Court, with 95.63% of the votes counted, Morales would win the first round with over 40% of the votes, and a difference of more than 10 points over his main rival, Carlos Mesa.