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    Bolivian Presidential Election

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    Agence VU' - 2020

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    7.3 million Bolivians were called to the polls this Sunday, October 18, 2020 to elect their President, Vice-President and renew their Parliament. The official results, revealed almost a week later, confirm the victory of the left-wing candidate Luis Arce with more than 51% of the votes against his main opponents, the centrist Carlos Mesa and the far-right supporter Luis Camacho.


    An election that was held under a double constraint - political and sanitary - dominated by the Covid-19 epidemic and the memory of last year's election fiasco that led to the cancellation of the ballot and the resignation of former President Evo Morales, accused of "electoral fraud" by the opposition. 
     

     

     

     

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    The victory of his runner-up and former Minister of Economy, Luis Arce, marks the return of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) to power. Bolivia "has returned to democracy," said Luis Arce, alongside his vice-president, David Choquehuenca. Evo Morales, for his part, claimed victory for his party from Argentina, where he took refuge. 

    In the face of the extremely slow announcement of the official results, a consequence of the precautionary measures taken by the government, which has favored manual counting to ensure "credible" results, calls for patience and non-violence have grown in number. Yet, despite a "calm" election day with only a few isolated incidents, the memory of last year's clashes that left 36 people dead fueled the fears of many Bolivians; businesses were stormed by those seeking to stock up on basic necessities, in anticipation of a potential return to post-election violence.

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    Eleição Presidencial Boliviana

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    Agence VU' - 2020

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    7,3 milhões de bolivianos foram chamados às urnas neste domingo, 18 de outubro de 2020, para eleger seu Presidente, Vice-Presidente e renovar seu Parlamento. Os resultados oficiais, revelados quase uma semana depois, confirmam a vitória do candidato de esquerda Luis Arce com mais de 51% dos votos contra seus principais adversários, o centrista Carlos Mesa e o candidato de extrema direita Luis Camacho.


    Uma eleição que foi realizada sob uma dupla restrição - política e sanitária - dominada pela epidemia de Covid-19 e a memória do fiasco eleitoral do ano passado que levou ao cancelamento da votação e à renúncia do ex-presidente Evo Morales, acusado de "fraude eleitoral" pela oposição.

     

     

     

     

     

     


    A vitória de seu candidato e ex-ministro da Economia, Luis Arce, marca a volta ao poder do Movimento ao Socialismo (MAS). A Bolívia “voltou à democracia”, disse Luis Arce, ao lado de seu vice-presidente, David Choquehuenca. Evo Morales, por sua vez, reivindicou a vitória de seu partido da Argentina, onde se refugiou.

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    Diante da lentidão da divulgação dos resultados oficiais, consequência das medidas cautelares do governo, que tem favorecido a contagem manual para garantir resultados "credíveis", crescem os apelos à paciência e à não violência. No entanto, apesar de um dia eleitoral "calmo", com apenas alguns incidentes isolados, a memória dos confrontos do ano passado, que deixaram 36 mortos, alimentou o medo de muitos bolivianos; as empresas foram invadidas por aqueles que buscavam estocar as necessidades básicas, na expectativa de um possível retorno à violência pós-eleitoral.