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Andean Group - June 2026
Paz clings on amid weeks of protests
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz has been facing mass protests across the country since mid-May, with trade unions, indigenous organisations, miners, and peasant farmers joining forces to demand his resignation. On 20 June Paz took the escalatory step of declaring a state of exception and sending in troops to clear roadblocks that have ground the country to a halt, following weeks of growing pressure from congress and the business sector.
