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Bolivia's former President Evo Morales speaks to members of his political party, the Movement Towards Socialism Party (MAS), next to the party's presidential candidate Luis Arce (left) and (right) the party's Secretary of International Relations Juanita Ancieta, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday
EXILED former Bolivian president Evo Morales warned of a “blow against democracy” after his country’s electoral body blocked him from standing in the 2020 general election on spurious residency grounds.
He had been selected as a candidate for his Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, which is leading in the polls for the May election.
But Supreme Electoral Court of Bolivia (TSE) President Salvador Romero announced at a press conference that Mr Morales was not eligible to be a candidate as he failed to meet the permanent residency requirements.
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