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Probing the facts on Bolivia
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MANY commentators on both the left and right have been quick to look beyond some key facts relating to the Bolivian coup that ousted Evo Morales in what most have described as “disputed elections,” showing haste to “move on” while perhaps “learning some lessons.”
To shed some light on what actually occurred let’s look at some of those key facts.
Fact 1: A week before the election, Bolivia’s electoral authority (TSE) publicly reported the process it would follow: that it would report the quick vote results when they reached at least 80 per cent.
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