Tag: louis arce
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Bolivia: Arce ignores the strike in Santa Cruz and maintains the population census for 2024
First modification: 11/12/2022 – 23:41 The Bolivian president called for calm to the leaders of Santa Cruz, who have kept the territory considered the economic engine of the country unemployed for more than three weeks. Luis Arce, president of Bolivia, called for “calm, peace and normality” for the Santa Cruz region. These are three demands…
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Why has the largest economic region in Bolivia been unemployed for 18 days?
The Department of Santa Cruzthe largest region and economic engine of boliviacompleted this Tuesday 18 days of strike demanding that the population census be carried out in 2023 while a technical table, headed by the Government, seeks consensus to define the date of registration. “The government does not have the will to resolve the conflict”,…
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Bolivia: Santa Cruz experiences a strike on the seventh day that divides government supporters and opponents
First modification: 10/29/2022 – 02:31 Sentiments in Bolivia remain tense on the seventh day of a strike in Santa Cruz, the country’s most populous region and one of the country’s main exporters. The protesters seek a census in 2023, assuring that there is underreporting that is affecting the resources allocated to the department and its…
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Bolivia: the dialogue between protesters and the Government on carrying out a census fails
First modification: 10/23/2022 – 05:44 The Santa Cruz region, the most populous in Bolivia, went on strike this Saturday to demand that a census be carried out in 2023. The protesters claim that there is under-registration that has led to less allocation of resources and participation in Parliament. However, the Government of Luis Arce has…
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What to do with the ‘white elephants’ in Bolivia?
The ‘white elephants’ in Bolivia, as the millionaire infrastructures that do not work or were not finished are popularly called, today provoke accusations of waste from the opposition, which charges former president Evo Morales. The Executive of Luis Arce, who has been in power for two years, evaluates which investments can be saved and points…
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Bolivian coca growers arrive in La Paz and destroy the parallel market amid incidents
First modification: 09/09/2022 – 15:57 After a five-day mobilization from the Los Yungas area, thousands of coca growers set fire to the popular space in La Paz and clashed with the security forces. The producers demand a meeting with President Luis Arce and request the resignation of the person in charge of Rural Development and…
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With Petro in Colombia, is a new turn to the left consolidating in Latin America?
The triumph of Gustavo Petro in Colombia, a traditionally conservative country, comes with a possible new wave of left-leaning governments in the region. Although the last Latin American elections have shown the success of progressive candidates, the rulers, united under a generous definition of the left, present differences in their models and face very different…