Bolivian President Warns Country at 'Breaking Point' After Weeks of Protests
Congress cleared the way for Rodrigo Paz to invoke emergency powers as blockades cut food, fuel and medicine shortages and protests entered their fourth week.
- Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz faces a siege in the capital, where Indigenous protesters and low-income workers have blockaded La Paz demanding his resignation.
- Taking office six months ago amid severe economic crisis, Paz faces fury over center-right policies; his government accuses Evo Morales of orchestrating the upheaval.
- Paz attempted to quell the protesters' fury by cutting his own salary in half, while riot police repeatedly clashed with demonstrators over the past two weeks.
- Congress lifted restrictions on Tuesday, paving the way for Paz to deploy troops and use "constitutional instruments" to restore order and end the blockade.
- On Wednesday, Paz vowed that "anyone who wants to destroy the nation will have to deal with this president and the full force of the Constitution," renewing his appeal for dialogue.
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In recent weeks, Bolivia has been the scene of protests and blockades, which have mainly affected the city of La Paz. To a large extent, discontent has its origin in the spending cuts and the reduction of fuel subsidies made by the government of Rodrigo Paz. This, as necessary measures to stabilize public finances. Even on May 20, Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo, said that a coup d’état is taking place in his country and said that the…
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