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Right-wing anti-Morales protesters take to the streets of La Paz
A demonstrator sets fire to an effigy of Bolivia’s President Evo Morales
RIGHT-WING opponents of Bolivian President Evo Morales took to the streets on Thursday to challenge a Supreme Electoral Court decision authorising him to stand for a fourth term of office.
They had called for a general strike, yet banks and other businesses remained open.
In the capital La Paz, as well as Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, right-wing protesters blocked streets and disrupted public transport, chanting and waving banners.
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