Since then, Áñez has promised to “pacify” Bolivia and put the Andean nation on the path to new elections. As Bolivia prospered under Morales, popular opposition never took root: Morales overwhelmingly won a second term in 2009 and a third five years later. However, her choices did include numerous reactionaries who made it clear they intended to crack down on Morales supporters and MAS leaders. “It’s really sad.” Reports from La Paz, the country’s administrative capital, showed police firing tear gas at Indigenous Morales supporters. Each seemed to hold out hope that those elections were imminent, and that Áñez and the far right would cease to be factors once they occurred.

Source: Huffington Post November 18, 2019 21:45 UTC