Evo Morales: We have recovered the homeland

The former president of Bolivia and leader of the Movement for Socialism (MAS), Evo Morales, expressed in his first speech in the city of Villazón, Bolivia, after returning to his country from exile on Monday that “We have recovered the democracy without violence. We have recovered the homeland ”.

During the massive reception ceremony held in Plaza Bolívar in the city on the border with Argentina, in the department of Potosí, Morales described the moment as historic. “In the world, there are blows to revolutionary and anti-imperialist governments that do not quickly recover democracy and government for the people,” he added.

Elsewhere in his speech, the MAS leader commented on the reasons for the November 2019 coup. “The coup is not just a product of the class struggle, it is not just because they do not accept that indigenous people can rule. , it was a major blow to our economic model, because our economic model comes from the people, ”he added.

Likewise, Morales said the coup was against his government’s action to recover natural resources. “Imperialism or the IMF don’t accept it,” the former president said, alluding to the responsibility of the US government in the coup.

“The empire, the Fund, do not accept it. The struggle of all humanity in the new generations is who the natural resources belong to (…) When empires want to extract our natural resources, they divide us, they dominate us. In Bolivia, the united social movements decided they had to be Bolivians under state administration, ”he added.

Next, the MAS leader analyzed the importance of the electoral and political struggle. “Only with trade union, community, social power, we could not nationalize. It was important to increase political power, go to national elections and move from organic to political struggle, “he said.

What was the goal of the North American empire? Ban the MAS. They could not “.

“When the MAS attended, they said the MAS could not return to the government or Evo in Bolivia. Today the MAS is in the government and Evo in Bolivia thanks to the Bolivian people, ”he said. Similarly, Morales called the unit and mentioned recent actions to corrupt his internal security.

Referring to the electoral victory of Luis Arce for the Presidency and David Choquehuanca for the Vice Presidency, who took office this Sunday, he asked the current authorities of the Bolivian judicial body “to make an act of justice with the former members of the Supreme Court. and departmental courts for allegations of fraud in the elections ”of October 2019.

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