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Andean Group - July 2007 (ISSN 1741 4466)

Trouble achieving consensus in assembly

On 5 July, the Bolivian constituent assembly authorised the creation of a consensus commission, which will consist of just 29 of the 255 constituent assembly members, in the hope that a limited number will be able to achieve a compromise on the most divisive issues. These principally include the question of regional and indigenous autonomy, territorial issues and the contested notion of Bolivia as a "plurinational" state. The commission will consist of 11 members of the directing board, 16 party leaders and the president and vice-president of the specific commission that has failed to achieve two thirds of the vote. Samuel Doria Medina, leader of the opposition Unidad Nacional, said it has been "practically impossible" to reach an agreement with the full number of assembly members.

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