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Leaders and social sectors responded this Friday to the attack on Luis Arce, which occurred in the early hours of this day. Arce won the Bolivian elections with over 55 per cent of the vote and will take office this Sunday.
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Evo Morales condemns the attack on the elected president of Bolivia
Through its Twitter account, the Puebla Group, an alliance made up of prominent progressive figures from 15 countries, has called on the international community to protect the democratic and popular process in Bolivia.
Similarly, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said that attempts at destabilization will fail to undermine the historic victory of the Bolivian people by re-electing the Movement for Socialism (MAS).
We strongly condemn the attack perpetrated against the elected president of Bolivia, Luis Arce @LuchoXBolivia.
The destabilization attempts will not be able to undermine the historic victory of the Bolivian people by re-electing the MAS.
– Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP)
November 6, 2020
Ernesto Samper, former president of Colombia, said the attack is nothing more than an act against democracy and regional peace. “Bolivia has been a land of peace and it will not cease to be due to the insane action of some politically defeated terrorists,” Samper said on Twitter.
The Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada, also repudiated the action against Arce, which accused “fascist groups” that are betting on a new military coup.
In the neighborhoods of the city of Santa Cruz there are clashes between transporters, who oppose the roadblocks and shock groups of the Civic Committee that impose a strike against the results of the elections won by the Movement for Socialism. @telesurtv pic.twitter.com/ghK8H0jpEb
– Freddy Morales (@FreddyteleSUR)
November 6, 2020
Several nations and even personalities from the world retweeted and commented on what happened on Thursday evening. This is the case of the former president and former foreign minister of Ecuador, Rafael Correa and Ricardo Patiño respectively, and the outgoing president of the Bolivian senate, Eva Copa.
Movement for Socialism spokesman Sebastián Michel told the national press that a group of people detonated a dynamite device in front of the organization’s campaign house in La Paz on Thursday evening. The president-elect held a meeting with members of that winning political force in the October 18 general election.
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