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Weekly Report - 10 July 2014 (WR-14-27)
BOLIVIA: More candidacies launched
The picture continues to take shape ahead of the 12 October general elections. Since the leader of Unidad Nacional (UN), Samuel Doria Medina, formalised his presidential bid for the newly established centre-right Unidad Demócrata (CUD) alliance in mid-June [WR-14-25], three other opposition figures have launched their candidacies - including the other main opposition contender, former La Paz mayor Juan del Granado (2000-2010) of the left-wing Movimiento Sin Miedo (MSM). Meanwhile the manifestos unveiled by the main contenders ahead of the 4 July deadline reveal that the principles of reducing social inequalities and poverty underpinning the policies of the left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) government led by President Evo Morales remain a core public demand.
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