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Weekly Report - 13 November 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)

BOLIVIA: Pact with Podemos falters

The truce between the ruling Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) and opposition alliance, Podemos, buttressed by the pact last month to pass legislation calling the vote on the new constitution [WR-08-42], proved short-lived. Podemos is refusing to negotiate with the MAS in congress until the government lifts the state of siege in Pando. Despite warnings from the national electoral court (CNE), the government is refusing to do so. The opposition is also protesting against the arrests of several government opponents, and a threat to investigate members of the judiciary.

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