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As Others Snub Bolivia's Lithium, Will Morales' Gamble on Germany Pay Off?
President Evo Morales wants Bolivia to become the Saudi Arabia of lithium, setting the global price for the mineral. It could happen – the country has one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of...
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2019 Latin American Elections: A Preview
Updated, March 21, 2019 — Though the dust from last year’s electoral juggernaut in Latin America has barely settled, the region is gearing up once again for a full year of elections. Six countries in...
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Meet the Candidates: Bolivia
Argentina | Bolivia | Guatemala | Panama | Uruguay | Full List ... Read this article on the Americas Quarterly website. | Subscribe to AQ. BoliviaApril 11, 2019In his controversial push for a fourth...
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Poll Tracker: Bolivia's 2019 Presidential Race
Evo Morales, who first became president of Bolivia in January 2006 just two months after Angela Merkel took the reins in Germany, is already Latin America’s longest continuously serving head of state....
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Carlos Mesa’s Uphill Effort to Defeat Evo Morales
According to the U.S.’ National Bureau of Economic Research, all is not well with Bolivia’s economy. In a report published earlier this year, the bureau cited rising external debt and falling...
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Morales or Mesa? Either Way, Bolivia Faces Tough Questions.
Uncertainty is the only certainty heading into Bolivia’s Oct. 20 presidential election. A rollercoaster campaign has, at different stages, seen both President Evo Morales and his nearest challenger,...
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Bolivia After the Elections: Prospects for Business and Investment
Bolivia After the Elections: Prospects for Business and Investment Council of the Americas will hold a discussion with Pablo Canedo, Chargé d'Affaires, regarding current conditions in Bolivia. To...
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Is Bolivia's Evo Morales Poised to Win a Fourth Term?
Q: As Bolivians prepare to elect their next president on Oct. 20, polls show current President Evo Morales in the lead with 33 percent support, seven percentage points ahead of opposition candidate...
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Is Bolivia on the Verge of a Historic Runoff Election?
Evo Morales technically won the first round, but the result was not quite a victory for the Bolivian president, as he vies for a fourth consecutive term that would put him in office until 2025. At 8...
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After Controversial Vote Count, Bolivia's Evo Morales Claims Victory
On Sunday October 20, Carlos Mesa was looking like a contender. At 8 p.m. local time and with 83.8 percent of votes counted, official early results had President Evo Morales leading the first-round...
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The Competing Visions Behind Bolivia's Conflict
Like much of South America, Bolivia is in turmoil.Although President Evo Morales ostensibly won an unprecedented fourth term in elections on Oct 20, accusations of fraud and mismanagement of the...
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Timeline: Evo Morales Resigns from the Bolivian Presidency
Updated November 12, 2019—After weeks of protests and turmoil sparked by a controversial electoral process that gave him a fourth term in office, Evo Morales, Latin America’s longest continuously...
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A jubilant crowd in La Paz celebrated Bolivian President Evo Morales's resignation on Sunday, even as the country faced a political vacuum in the wake of October's controversial election...Morales, who...
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Q&A: Eric Farnsworth Talks Bolivia on CNN's The Brief with Bianca Nobilo
Bianca Nobilo: If we could start with trying to get to the bottom of some of these disputed facts and what really happened here with the president’s resignation in Bolivia, [Evo] Morales is maintaining...
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Who Will Lead Bolivia Out of Its Dangerous Power Vacuum?
While people argue over whether former Bolivian President Evo Morales’ departure was a “restoration of democracy” or a “CIA coup,” chaos in La Paz has created a power vacuum that, unless moderate...
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Q&A: The View from the Streets in Bolivia
On Sunday, November 10, amid intensifying protests that could not be quelled by offers of new elections, Evo Morales resigned, ending his nearly 14 years in power. But that hasn’t quelled protests...
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Brian Winter to Slate: Evo Morales "Just Didn't Know When to Leave"
Brian Winter, policy vice president at AS/COA, spoke with Mary Harris of Slate’s What Next podcast about the situation in Bolivia after Evo Morales left the presidential office. Winter explained that...
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Slate: Brian Winter, "[Evo Morales] Just Didn't Know When to Leave"
Image: Article Reference: Brian Winter to Slate: Evo Morales "Just Didn't Know When to Leave"Brian Winter, policy vice president at AS/COA, spoke with Mary Harris of Slate’s What Next podcast about the...
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VOA: Eric Farnsworth, "I think [Evo Morales] Has a Mixed Legacy"
Eric Farnsworth, vice president of AS/COA, spoke with Carol Castiel of Voice of America's Encounter podcast about the situation in Bolivia after Evo Morales stepped down from the presidency."I think he...
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Bolivia: A Conversation with New Government Minister Murillo
Bolivia: A Conversation with New Government Minister MurilloCouncil of the Americas will hold a breakfast discussion with Arturo Murillo, minister of government of Bolivia.This will be a chance to hear...
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