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Weekly Report - 24 October 2024 (WR-24-42)

BOLIVIA: Opposition attempts to capitalise on MAS turmoil

There are signs that Bolivia’s right-of-centre opposition is uniting in an effort to exploit the turmoil that is rocking the ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) ahead of next year’s general election. The opposition, divided between the centre-right Comunidad Ciudadana (CC) and the far-right Creemos, faces enormous obstacles if it is to end nearly 20 years in the political wilderness by recapturing the presidency. Its only real hope is if the left-wing vote is split by former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) being declared eligible to run for the MAS, forcing President Luis Arce to run for another party or as an independent.

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