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Andean Group - April 2007 (ISSN 1741 4466)
Call for early elections causes stir
President Evo Morales left the country's politicians reeling when he casually told local authorities in Santa Cruz to do a good job because "there will be new elections to choose a new president within the year". The president's comment, which he made during a speech on 16 March, has provoked speculation in the national press that an early election is the first phase in Morales's plan to stay in power for the next decade.
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