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“Turning left, but down which road?”

by Enrique ter Horst

31 January 2006
The election on Sunday of Michelle Bachelet, less than a month after that of Evo Morales, seems that Latin America has unexpectedly moved to the left. Actually, two left wings coexist in Latin America, as shown by the Venezuelan Teodoro Petkoff, possible presidential candidate in December.
There is the Brazilian model which favoured investments and lifted 15 million people out of poverty in 10 years. There is also the Venezuelan model in which social expenditures are made with a populist (...)

“Bolivia’s new president is no Che Guevara”

by Jorge Castañeda

31 January 2006
The election of Evo Morales in Bolivia should not be underestimated because of its symbolic importance and because of its implications for the rest of Latin America. In a region where the concentration of power and wealth has been always outrageous, the election of a president belonging to the indigenous community is not a minor affair.
Bolivia has always been a paradigmatic country. The 1952 revolution was one of only four truly popular Latin American revolutions (along with Mexico, Cuba (...)

“Venezuela, towards an advanced democracy?”

by Raúl Morodo

31 January 2006
The historical fate of the great Ibero-American continent seems to be between change and frustration. It has periods of optimism, transformation and advances as well as periods of darkness and repression. There’s confusion, insecurity and utopia. Venezuela is not an exception.
Nowadays, this country is witnessing the birth of a singular political process known as “Bolivarian Revolution”. In the ideology-free European perspective, it’s hard to understand the innovative and complex Latin (...)

“Is it all new in Latin America?”

by Enrique V. Iglesias

31 January 2006
Undoubtedly, Latin America is suffering the tensions provoked by hard demands of change. The victory of the candidate that embodied those demands in Bolivian elections, Evo Morales, is the most recent example of this. And questions have been raised. This is neither the first nor the last time the region undergoes such tensions and in order to understand the current situation we should analyze the past, especially now that the Summit of European Union and Latin American Heads of State (...)

001.“Bolivia, a new horizon”

by Felipe González

31 January 2006
Evo Morales’ victory has brought about a wave of reactions. Based on his social discourse, the rejection of the current system and his attacks on the American government, people are talking about a change towards the left. However, there are not enough elements to define this trend as an alternative model to the predominant one of the last decades. The actors have been the ones who have changed. After all, it’s all about demanding a redistribution of wealth and a more democratic model. It’s (...)

Chile, Bolivia… “responsible” left against “populist” left

by Voltaire Network

Paris (France) | 31 January 2006
The Electoral victory of Evo Morales in Bolivia again puts Latin America in the focus of attention of the media after a long absence. Erroneously compared to the election of socialist Michelle Bachelet in Chile, the Bolivian election is fairly interpreted by the media as a symbol of a political turning point in the continent. The pro-American circles show concern in front of this trend, while they praise the “realist” policies of Washington’s last supporters.

The Unknown Evo Morales

by Voltaire Network

Paris (France) | 17 January 2006
Coca-leaf farmer Evo Morales – President of the Movement to Socialism (MAS) – has been elected President of Bolivia in the first electoral round on December 18, 2005. The International Press puts the event in some skeptical manner, which translates into the US loss of interest in South America and a growing ignorance of its history and evolution. So, the ballot has been hailed incorrectly as the first election of an Amerindian president in the continent.

Bolivia hands over its missiles to the United States

by Cyril Capdevielle

Bolivia hands over its missiles to the United States

Paris (France) | 16 January 2006
Evo Morales, “cocalero” and MAS (Movement towards Socialism) leader, and presidential candidate for elections in Bolivia scheduled for December 18, recently stated that 28 MHN-5 surface-to-air missiles made in China had disappeared. The missiles were in Bolivian arsenals and handed over to the United States for “deactivation”.
Morales indicated he was planning to file a lawsuit against the current acting president Eduardo Rodríguez and his minister of defense Gonzalo Méndez Gutiérrez, for (...)

European Union declaration on elections in Bolivia

Brussels (Belgium) | 22 December 2005
The European Union is pleased to note that the elections in Bolivia have been conducted in a free and fair manner and applauds the people of Bolivia for this achievement. The EU congratulates Evo Morales on the preliminary results, which indicate a decisive victory.
The EU expresses its confidence that the election results will provide an opportunity for a new understanding amongst Bolivian political and social actors, thus establishing the required consensus to carry out the reform that (...)

Koffi Annan pleased at peaceful climate of Bolivia’s general elections

New York (USA) | 20 December 2005
The Secretary-General has followed with great interest Bolivia’s general elections which were held on 18 December. He is pleased to note that a peaceful climate prevailed and that the Bolivian people demonstrated a great sense of civic responsibility.
The Secretary-General reiterates his message calling on all Bolivians to support the new Government and Parliament and to take advantage of the opportunity offered by these elections to work together to reach political and economic agreements (...)

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