Today’s La Razón includes a supplement called “25 años de democracia.” It includes a number of essays on various topics related to Bolivia’s politics since democratization, including retrospectives written by Evo several ex-presidents: Rodríguez Veltzé, Mesa, Goni, Tuto, and Paz Zamora.
Meanwhile, the rift between Evo & the military is growing. The issue stems from comments made while commemorating the death of Che Guevara a few days ago. Evo certainly raises valid points, regarding the anti-insurgency campaign of 40 years ago. But I don’t think attacking the military (basically calling them tools of “the empire”) is a useful strategy, not when the army (much more than the police) may have to stand between his government & any social unrest.
In more hopeful news: PODEMOS has rejoined multiparty negotiations to break the deadlock in the Constituent Assembly. And it seems an agreement on autonomies has been reached that would create three levels: department, region, and municipality or indigenous territory. There are no specifics yet, simply a framework. This suggests that the work of the Assembly, which hasn’t met in weeks, has shifted to the “Super-party Political Council” (which meets in La Paz).
