Thursday, July 06, 2006

Morales Wins, But Divisions Remain




Despite being heralded as a great victory for the ruling MAS party, Bolivia’selections Sunday have not gone entirely president Evo Morales’ way. Preliminary results show that MAS failed to gain a two-thirds majority to control the constituent assembly charged with drafting a new constitution for the country. And the issue of autonomy has underscored the social division in Bolivia: the four wealthiest provinces voted “yes” to more autonomy.


Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

No comments: