BOLIVIA’S election authorities have ruled that President Evo Morales can seek re-election next year after he registered as the candidate of the Movement Towards Socialism party.

The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) made the decision at an emergency meeting on Tuesday, clearing the way for him to stand in next month’s primary elections.

Victory in the presidential election would mean a fourth term of office for Mr Morales, who became Bolivia’s first indigenous leader when he came to power in January 2006.