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Weekly Report - 23 April 2015 (WR-15-16)
BOLIVIA: And then there were two…
Bolivia’s national electoral court (TSE) has cancelled the 3 May run-off for the gubernatorial election in Chuquisaca department after declaring Esteban Urquizu, the candidate of President Evo Morales’ Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), as the outright winner of the first round of the election on 29 March. The move, which means that run-offs will now be held in just the eastern departments of Tarija and Beni, is fuelling concerns regarding the TSE’s independence. These had already emerged over the TSE’s decision to cancel the legal status of the opposition Unidad Demócrata (UD) in Beni [WR-15-12] just nine days before the first round, preventing the then-frontrunner, Ernesto Suárez, from taking part.
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