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In the midst of a pause in social protests and despite the fact that coronavirus infections are still on the rise, the eight candidates for the presidency of Bolivia relaunch their campaigns with virtual events and caravans heading to the crucial contest on October 18.
The Supreme Electoral Court established that from Sunday the campaigns with “special characteristics” will begin due to the health emergency caused by COVID-19 and at a time when the Andean country is still suffering the attacks of the disease that postponed the elections.
The Health Ministry reported that as of Sunday there were 120,241 cases of the infection and 5,398 deaths, while the country progressed in a gradual reopening of economic activities.
The eastern region of Santa Cruz, east of Bolivia and the country’s agribusiness engine, was chosen by the applicants to start their political activities that were broadcast live on social networks.
The pandemic generated a crisis in the health system and forced the election date to be postponed three times, which triggered strong protests from sectors related to former President Evo Morales, exiled in Argentina since December. From there, the former president assumed the position of campaign manager for his political party, the Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS).
The party of the interim president and candidate, Jeanine Áñez, was the first to relaunch her candidacy and has been revving her engines for two weeks at public events in which she has attacked her main adversaries and leaders in opinion polls.
The former Minister of Economy and candidate for the MAS, Luis Arce, and former President Carlos Mesa lead the preferences in the polls, and both made caravans on the day.
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