Evo Morales: To Ignore Original Indigenous Movement’s Vote is an Attack on Democracy
The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, said Saturday, November 2, that the South American nation cannot be pushed back into violence, racism and confrontation.
Bolivia no puede ser empujada nuevamente hacia la violencia, el racismo y la confrontación. Los mecanismos de reconciliación deben sujetarse a la voluntad del pueblo y la Constitución. Desconocer el voto del movimiento indígena originario campesino es atentar contra la democracia pic.twitter.com/nnNi3rw4YF
— Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) November 2, 2019
Through his Twitter account, the Bolivian president said that the reconciliation mechanisms must be subject to the will of the people and the Constitution. “To ignore the vote of the original indigenous/peasant movement is to attack democracy,” he said.
Vamos a respetar las conclusiones de la auditoría internacional a cargo de la @OEA_oficial. Pido a los embajadores de todos los países acreditados en #Bolivia que acompañen este proceso. Desde la dirigencia y la presidencia actuamos siempre con honestidad y con la verdad. pic.twitter.com/WYx4gl3YrP
— Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) November 2, 2019
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He also said: “We will respect the conclusions of the international audit carried out by the OAS. I ask the ambassadors of all the accredited countries in Bolivia to accompany this process. From the leadership and the presidency we always act with honesty and truth”.
Translated by JRE/EF
