As expected, the debate over whether to move Bolivia’s capital continues. Yesterday, there was a mass demonstration in Sucre in favor of democracy, national unity, and returning the capital to their city. The estimated attendance was 200,000. The demonstration is significant because Chuquisaca (the name of the department) voted in December 2005 for a MAS prefect candidate (David Sánchez, w/ 42.3% of the vote). The department was borderline, but it was still squarely in the MAS camp. Recent events are putting that into doubt; an alliance between the comité cívico movements in the media luna (Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando, Tarija) and Chuquisaca-Sucre is a growing possibility. Has “¡la sede si se mueve!” become the banner to unify the anti-government opposition?
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