News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
| 10 months ago
Bolivia wants to rebuild strained relations with the United States and hopes to exchange ambassadors with the new U.S. administration soon, the South American nation's foreign minister said Wednesday. David Choquehuanca said Bolivia will present...
News Source: Zaman.com
| 10 months ago
The constitution also gives its prime backer, leftist President Evo Morales, the opportunity to run for re-election and remain in power until 2014. Bolivia’s first Indian president hailed the charter’s passage in Sunday’s peaceful referendum as...
News Source: Christian Science Monitor
| 10 months ago
Bolivia's first indigenous president, Evo Morales, easily won his campaign for a new constitution Sunday – promising vast new powers to the country's indigenous majority and bolstering his political clout. Critics say Mr. Morales is dangerously...
News Source: Androscoggin News
| 10 months ago
Broad support for a new constitution signalled another impressive victory for Bolivia's left-wing populist President Evo Morales, who was celebrating even before the official results were in. The new text was approved by 60 per cent of voters in a...
News Source: The New Zealand Herald
| 10 months ago
Bolivian voters embraced a new constitution that promises more power for the long-suffering indigenous majority and grants leftist President Evo Morales a shot at remaining in office until 2014...But its sometimes vague wording and resistance from...
News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| 10 months ago
Bolivians easily approved a new constitution granting more power to the indigenous majority, but its weak support in the opposition-controlled lowland east leaves the racially torn country as divided as ever. The constitution also gives its prime...