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Supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales attend a last week rally to welcome him home from exile as he arrives by helicopter (top left) to Chimore, the city from which he fled one year ago
FORMER Bolivian president Evo Morales will lead the Movement Towards Socialism (Mas) into next year’s local elections after he was appointed party leader at a national meeting on Tuesday.
Addressing to a press conference, Mr Morales said that the decision had been made by consensus and he “will actively assume the presidency of the most important political instrument of Bolivia.”
A mass meeting is to be held on Saturday with the participation of the Bolivian Confederation of Peasant Workers, the Federation of Municipal Associations and other organisations.
DAVID RABY explains the background of the recent upheavals in Mexico
Far-right forces are rising across Latin America and the Caribbean, armed with a common agenda of anti-communism, the culture war, and neoliberal economics, writes VIJAY PRASHAD
