Weekly Report - 02 June 2016 (WR-16-21)

President Evo Morales has enraged critics by hinting at the possibility of holding another referendum on whether to reform the 2009 constitution to allow him to run for a third consecutive term in 2019 (under this constitution). A referendum on the issue took place in February delivering a defeat for Morales and his government (by 51.30%-48.70%). The ruling Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) attributed the result to a corruption scandal implicating Morales [WR-16-08]. The MAS is using a recent report by a congressional committee tasked with investigating the allegations, which cleared Morales of any wrongdoing, to justify restaging the vote.