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Details emerge of new right-wing coup plot in Bolivia
Sources tell the Star the country is on the verge of a bloodbath
A supporter of the Movement Towards Socialism Party fights with an opponent of former President Evo Morales outside a court of justice in La Paz, Bolivia, earlier this month

BOLIVIA is on the verge of a bloodbath, the Morning Star was told today, after details emerged of another plan by right-wing forces to derail next week’s presidential and parliamentary elections.

It is alleged that a new plot has been hatched that involves a mobile phone app, allowing Bolivians to record which way they voted. The plan is to use data to undermine the legitimacy of the vote.

According to sources, the technology has been developed by Edgar Villegas, who is understood to have been the mastermind of last year’s coup, which saw the ousting of demoratically elected president Evo Morales.

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