President Evo Morales recently presented the balance sheet of his 11th year in office. As in previous years, he was quick to trumpet his government’s economic management, the benefits of nationalising the hydrocarbons sector (which took place in 2006 – the year his Movimiento al Socialismo [MAS] government took office), and the impact this has had on poverty reduction efforts. On this occasion, however, his annual address was overshadowed by the MAS’s formal declaration the previous month that Morales would run as its presidential candidate again in 2019. This remains controversial given the February 2016 popular referendum which, by 51.3%-48.7%, rejected the possibility of amending the 2009 constitution in order to allow President Morales to seek another consecutive term [RA-16-02].End of preview - This article contains approximately 1913 words.
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