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Bolivia's new President Luis Arce, center, waves as he walks beside Vice President David Choquehuanca on their inauguration day in La Paz
LUIS ARCE was sworn into his role as the new Bolivian president today as the Andean country returned to a left-wing leadership.
The Movement towards Socialism (MAS) party was victorious in October’s general election, with over 55 per cent of the votes in favour of Mr Arce.
Former president Evo Morales of the MAS was ousted in a US-backed military coup in November 2019 amid unfounded allegations of election fraud.
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The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
