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Bolivia after the 2020 general elections: despite the return to power of the MAS, a new political era could be about to begin
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract On 8 November Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca took office as the new president and vice-president of Bolivia, respectively. Less than a month earlier, they had won the elections in the first round with more than 55 per cent of the vote. Thus, the Movement towards Socialism (Movimiento al Socialism... view more
On 8 November Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca took office as the new president and vice-president of Bolivia, respectively. Less than a month earlier, they had won the elections in the first round with more than 55 per cent of the vote. Thus, the Movement towards Socialism (Movimiento al Socialismo or MAS) was returned to power and obtained an absolute majority in the parliament after a one-year interregnum following the fraudulent ballot in 2019. This outcome can be attributed not only to the desire of the people for economic and political stability as well as social peace but also to the poor performance of the transitional government of Jeanine Áñez and the opposition’s fragmentation and polarizing campaign. The dethronement of Evo Morales and the current adverse conditions - not least Covid-19 - are among those factors that will make it impossible for the MAS to conduct business as usual. (author's abstract)... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Bolivien; Innenpolitische Lage/Entwicklung; Nationale Wahlen; Wahlergebnis/Abstimmungsergebnis; Movimiento al Socialismo (Bolivia); Staatsoberhaupt; Arce Catacora, Luís Alberto; Entwicklungsperspektive und -tendenz; Justiz/Judikative Gewalt; Sicherheitsorgane; Armut; Epidemie/Pandemie; COVID-19; Interdependenz/Verflechtung; Choquehuanca Céspedes, David
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 55/2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2020C55
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications