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A tense party meeting this Monday ended with a silletazo against the former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, which in recent days has faced disagreement from sectors of his party over the selection of candidates for the next subnational elections.
“Out, out, out” OR “Renewal, renewal” was heard during a meeting in the town of Lauca Ñ, in the tropics of Cochabamba, Morales’ political and union stronghold, as a prelude to a greater discontent registered by mobile phones that later took over the local media and social networks.
Despite the fact that a couple of people tried to contain the annoyance to protect Morales, who presides over the governor Movement to Socialism (MAS), There was no shortage of one who dared to throw a plastic chair against Morales. Other chairs made of the same material were thrown in the direction of the former president, according to the videos, one of them hitting his head.
Before the incident, Morales accused the “right-wing press” via Twitter of misrepresenting what happens in party meetings in which the allegedly unilateral decision of the ex-president to define the candidacies “by finger” is mentioned.
Morales rejected those versions, arguing that the media that publish this “are not interested in the truth” and defending that the MAS “has different ways of electing candidates.”
What happened on this day is added to other recent cases in which an apparent malaise is seen within the ruling party, such as last Friday, when something similar happened in a town in the department of Potosí to the extent that Morales had to hide and someone else had to disguise himself to avoid attacks.
The struggles within the MAS have been manifested in silletazos in some other meeting in the eastern region of Santa Cruz, or other disagreements in the southern Chuquisaca.
Former interim president Jeanine Áñez, who took office after Morales’ resignation, also questioned the appointments.
The “finger” tires Mr. Morales, the days of the imposture that you applied in your party are over. May it also serve as a reflection for others, the bases are revealed and that is good. pic.twitter.com/sJsgisUqwG
– Jeanine Añez Chavez (@JeanineAnez) December 15, 2020
After the incident, Morales accused the “coup right” of sending “infiltrators” to generate violence in partisan instances.
We denounce that the coup right is trying to destroy the unity of the MAS-IPSP by sending infiltrators to generate violence in our members whose objective is the democratic and public election of our candidates for sub-national elections.
– Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) December 14, 2020
In several regions of the country, the MAS has not reached consensus to choose candidates among several candidates who are required popular support, commitment and political trajectory within the party, while other sectors are insistent on rejecting guests or old friends of Morales.
Bolivia will hold elections for governors and mayors on the first weekend of March next year.
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