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Bolivia President Evo Morales to stand down when new term ends
Beloved socialist to return to agriculture

BOLIVIAN President Evo Morales was sworn in yesterday for his third and final term.

The tremendously popular Mr Morales, who won a 61 per cent landslide in October’s election, said during a press conference late on Tuesday that he had no desire to continue after the next five years.

“I want to fulfil the wishes of the Bolivian people until 2020 and then I want to return to my land, to agriculture, to Villa Tunari,” he said.

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