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Significance
Preliminary figures indicate that more than 65% of the votes will be null and void. Opposition politicians have pointed to the result as proof of voters’ rejection of a TCP ruling on November 28, that allows President Evo Morales to run for a fourth consecutive term in 2019.
Impacts
The TCP ruling affects all offices subject to term limits, making re-election efforts by power-hungry officials more likely.
It is likely further to embitter relations with the United States, with which full diplomatic ties are broken.
Bolivia’s economic buoyancy will help boost Morales’s standing in the run-up to the 2019 elections.
Keywords:
Bolivia,
LA/C,
economy,
politics,
social,
election,
government,
judicial,
opposition,
referendum,
party,
protest,
reform
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