Аннотация: A calmness in Bolivia after the presidential elections. A political essay.
A calmness in Bolivia after the presidential elections. A political essay.
Those residents of Russia who are interested in the modern political history of Bolivia have a minimal amount of information.
How to navigate in this situation?
Let's read the Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
On October 15, 19 and 20, 2020, this newspaper published three articles with differing views, assessments on the situation in Bolivia.
(Daniel Lozano. Bolivia closes the strangest campaign and in the midst of uncertainty. [Bolivia cierra la campaña más extraña y en medio de la incertidumbre]. October 15, 2020. (https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2020/10/15/5f87bb06fdddff835f8b45e7.html)
Daniel Lozano. Luis Arce, the new President of Bolivia, is committed to a "hate-free" process of change. [Luis Arce, el nuevo presidente de Bolivia, apuesta por un proceso de cambio "sin odio"]. October 19, 2020.
Bolivia is at a standstill. [Bolivia se instala en un callejón sin salida]. October 20, 2020. (https://www.elmundo.es/opinion/editorial/2020/10/20/5f8dcb18fc6c834c728b463a.html)).
Let's try to get a general idea of the election results.
On October 15, 2020, the election campaign was labeled "strange" and the situation was "uncertain".
October 19, 2020 we read: "Luis Arce becomes man of the year in the Andean region. He ... made his debut as virtual president-elect with a moderate and conciliatory speech ... He was so careful with formulations that he did not even name or quote former President Morales. "
October 20, 2020. "Bolivia is at an impasse." "The Bolivarian axis ... is becoming an ideal breeding ground for the empowerment of radical populism."
Not only what was said, that matters. But also what was not said.
Firstly, there was not a single reproach about the organization of the elections. There is no talk of fraud.
Second, the compromise and civilized intonations of political forces ensured political calm in the post-election period.
On October 20, 2019, elections were held, after which Evo Morales fled the country. New elections were held on October 18, 2020.
The result of the new elections is democracy, rule of law and a calmness.
However, the main figures of the process of destruction have not disappeared anywhere, although they are located outside Bolivia and are trying to influence those who live in Bolivia. So, caution and reasonable fears are quite natural.
After a year of life between two elections, Bolivia received excellent opportunities for a calm and civilized movement forward with a new political culture ...
October 21, 2020 9:41
Translation from Russian into English: October 21, 2020 10:09.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Спокойствие в Боливии после выборов президента. Политологический очерк".