News Source: CNN
| about 1 year ago
Bolivian president agrees to vote of confidence (CNN) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales said Thursday he supports a congressional decision to hold a referendum on whether he and his administration should remain in power amid a move for autonomy that...
News Source: Al Jazeera
| about 1 year ago
Results will not be available for days, but pro-autonomy Santa Cruz leaders declared victory on Sunday. Al Jazeera's Latin American editor, Lucia Newman, said thousands of pro-autonomy supporters had gathered in Santa Cruz's central plaza on Sunday...
News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
The Bolivian Senate on Thursday approved a bill requesting that a referendum be held within 90 days on the mandates of President Evo Morales, Vice President Alvaro Garcia and nine provincial governors, according to news reaching here.
News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
Bolivian President Evo Morales Thursday called governors of all nine provinces to meet over the political crisis triggered by an autonomy referendum in the rich province of Santa Cruz. At the meeting, scheduled Monday afternoon in La Paz, Morales and...
News Source: The Boston Globe
| about 1 year ago
The Summit's host, Nicaragua's President Ortega, said the Central American region needs to finance farming, ensure basic food supplies, and form a production and marketing alliance to promote local farm goods to confront the worldwide food crisis as...
News Source: BBC
| about 1 year ago
Mr Morales, who has more than two years to run as leader, agreed to hold the referendum after the opposition-run upper house of parliament backed it...Citizens will vote within 90 days on whether he, his vice-president and nine governors should stay...