Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims
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Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is accusing his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving the Bolivian people by staging a “self-coup” last week.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving Bolivians by staging a “self-coup” last week to earn political points among the electorate, marking a sharp downturn in an already fraught relationship.

Morales was initially among the country’s most powerful voices to say the approximately 200 members of the military who marched on Bolivia’s government palace alongside armored vehicles Wednesday had attempted a “coup d’état.” He called for “all those involved in this riot to be arrested and tried.”

But on Sunday, Morales joined others who contend Arce himself orchestrated the incident in an attempt to win the sympathy of Bolivians at a time when his popularity is extremely low

Weird stuff is happening in Bolivia, folks

  • CCCP Enjoyer@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    24·
    4 months ago

    I mean…

    1. Bolivia denounced Israeli war crimes and severed their diplomatic connections
    2. Bolivia is not on Team Ukraine
    3. Bolivia is friendly and doing good trade with Russia and China
    4. Bolivia is sitting on a LOT of lithium, which is basically the new oil
    5. Bolivia is the coup capital of the modern world
    6. AMLO, Putin and a number of others have called it an attempted coup

    Getting couped seems like the most likely thing to happen. Weird stuff indeed.

    • cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml
      8·
      4 months ago

      All good points. Plus there is precedent, as there has already been a coup against a MAS party government in Bolivia once, so at first glance another coup happening seems very plausible. They (reactionaries, three letter agencies, etc.) have plenty of motive to do one.