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ON October 18 Bolivia will hold its first presidential elections after the military-backed coup that forced former president Evo Morales to resign on November 10, 2019.
After seizing power in the coup, Bolivia’s hard right-wing and Trump-supported “interim” government has shown itself to be no respecter of human rights or democracy. Bolivia has faced continued turmoil and political instability.
The de facto government of Jeanine Anez has persecuted progressive leaders and presided over killings and other abuses of authority, changing the election date several times in an attempt to cling onto power.
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