Citizens of Bolivia opposed the re-election of Morales for a fourth term

Citizens of Bolivia voted in a referendum against amending the Constitution that would allow current President Evo Morales to be reelected in 2019 for a fourth term.

This is evidenced by preliminary data, after processing 220 thousand ballots, announced CEC Bolivia.

Against amending the Constitution voted 63 per cent of voters, 36.8 per cent. The turnout in the referendum amounted to 87 per cent.

In 2013 the constitutional court of Bolivia has allowed Morales to participate in the elections for the third time in a row, despite the fact that the main law of the country prohibits it. This has allowed Morales defeat elections in the fall of 2014.

Similarly, Morales made due to the constitutional amendment authorizing the election of a sitting head of state to two consecutive terms, could reelected in 2009. These amendments caused the outbreak in the spring of the same year in the Republic the conflict between Congress and the President. Then the opposition has blocked the President’s bill, intended to permit the reelection of the President for a second term, increasing the number of mandates of members of the local Indian minority in Congress.

In response to the blocking of the bill Morales went on a hunger strike that lasted six days and ended with the consent of the opposition to comply with the requirements of the President. In exchange for these concessions, Morales was included in the law a provision on the verification of the voter list using biometric data, because, according to Congress, the old lists are outdated and do not reflect the real situation in the country.

Evo Morales is President of Bolivia since January 2006. At the time of his reign was nationalized a number of industries. In particular, in 2008 the Bolivian government nationalized the largest natural gas pipeline company Transredes Transporte de Hidrocarburos, and just before it was announced the nationalization of three oil and one telecommunications company.

According to the President, nationalization of strategic industries required to ensure that the revenue from the sale of natural resources are fairly distributed between the people of the whole country.
 [rushincrash.com]
22/2/16