Evo Morales
Bolivia’s Evo Morales Faces Questions About a Lover, Their Child, and Her Chinese Employer
Key questions include whether Morales knew the child he said had died as a baby is actually still alive, and whether he was in contact with his former love when she got a job in a company with lucrative government contracts.
The Bolivian President Tried to Buy My Vote with Food
To build support for an upcoming referendum to determine if he would be allowed to run for a fourth term, President Evo Morales provided a feast to sway undecided voters.
Evo Morales Is No Longer Invincible, But It's Not Because Bolivia Is Moving to the Right
Results so far show Morales losing Sunday’s referendum that could allow him a fourth term, but the leftist president is clinging to the hope that rural votes not yet counted will give him victory in the end.
Bolivia's President Morales Insists He Hasn't Lost Re-Election Referendum — Yet
Early results and exit polls show Morales loosing his bid to be allowed to run in presidential elections for a forth time in 2019, but the country's first indigenous president insists that rural votes yet to be counted could change the result.
The Year the 'Pink Tide' Turned: Latin America in 2015
A new right wing president in Argentina and the gathering force of the opposition in Venezuela has left the longtime dominance of leftist governments in Latin America looking shaky.
President for Life? It Will Be Possible in Ecuador in 2021
Violent protests greeted a constitutional amendment that will force President Rafael Correa to sit out the 2017 election but could allow the charismatic leftist to resume his grip on power indefinitely from 2021.
Argentina Moves to the Right as Mauricio Macri Wins Presidential Runoff
Macri’s win marks a major shake up of Argentine politics, putting an end to 12 years of Kirchnerismo. It also looks like a warning to several other leftist Latin American governments.
Bolivian President Evo Morales Wants Fourth Crack at the Job
Bolivian legislators approve a reform that could open the way for Morales to run for a fourth term in 2019, if it is ratified in a referundum in February
The White House Blacklisted Bolivia for Growing Coca While US States Sell Legal Weed
The US has once again "decertified" Bolivia, despite recent data that shows the country has achieved an unparalleled decrease in coca cultivation.
How Bolivia Got Smart and Convinced Poor Farmers to Grow Less Coca
Cultivation of the plant used to manufacture cocaine has declined in Bolivia for the fourth straight year, a success achieved without relying on heavy-handed eradication programs.
This Is What Bolivia's Notorious Cocaine Cocktail Bar Is Actually Like
We went to the legendary Route 36, where $20 will get you a cocktail and a gram of coke.
Pope Francis Wants to Chew On Some Coca Leaves in Bolivia
Because of Bolivia's high altitude, the pope reportedly requested that coca leaves be ready for him to chew on once he arrives today in La Paz.