Weakness of opposition in coming vote is result of increasing assaults on Bolivian democracy

Democracy, elections, and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Bolivia’s populist president, Evo Morales, has said he wants to win a third term in office with a whopping 74 percent of the vote in the Oct. 12 elections, and, judging from what his leading contender told me in an interview, it wouldn’t be surprising if Morales gets his wish. Samuel Doria Medina, a wealthy businessman

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