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Backers of former President Evo Morales march in La Paz
BOLIVIA’s self-proclaimed interim president Jeanine Anez appointed a new cabinet yesterday as supporters of ousted leader Evo Morales clashed with riot police in the streets.
Opposition senator Jeanine Anez claimed to have taken over the presidency on Wednesday, after Mr Morales resigned on Sunday in a bid to avoid more bloodshed from clashes that began after he won re-election on October 20.
Ms Anez appointed 11 ministers out of a total of 20 to form her cabinet and urged citizens to resume their lives as normal.
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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
