Evo Morales lowered the tone of threats to the congress of the Arcist Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and said that he will first wage a “legal fight” to invalidate the meeting held between May 3 and 5, before taking radical measures such as a national blockade of roads. He anticipates that the actions will be decided on May 18, the date of the expanded hearing in Villa Tunari.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) confirmed that his mere presence in the accompaniment of the MAS congress last weekend does not legitimize that event, because he must wait for the report of the technicians of the Intercultural Service for Democratic Strengthening (Sifde) in 15 days.
Over the weekend, the MAS arcist congress was held in the city of El Alto, and a new board was elected under the presidency of Grover García, in addition to Julia Ramos and Fidel Surco as members of the national board.
From evism they question the new MAS board because it would not have legitimacy due to the absence of Evo Morales’ signature on the call (they still consider him president of the party). They also observe that García has not been a member of the party for 10 years and that the congress did not have the consensus of all social organizations.
Morales pointed out yesterday that his bases and followers are “pressuring” to start mobilizations against the current Government and in rejection of a possible recognition by the TSE of the Arcista congress. However, the former president asked his base to be patient and wait “two weeks” before starting the mobilizations. He noted that first there will be a “legal fight.”
“Clearly, I mean, it will be a hunger strike, a march, it will be a national blockade, (that is) defined by our bases in the expanded national of May,” said the executive of the Single Trade Union Confederation of Peasant Workers of Bolivia (Csutcb) evista, Ponciano Santos.
Fifteen days
Gustavo Ávila, member of the TSE, reported that in 15 days the Intercultural Service for Democratic Strengthening (Sifde) will submit its report on the MAS congress that was held in El Alto, and that body will analyze whether or not it recognizes the meeting and its determinations. among them, the election of the new leadership of the MAS.
Ávila recalled that no member of the TSE can participate in the supervision of the congress or in the preparation of the report, and made it clear that what will be done is to verify compliance with the regulations, including that of the Organic Statute of the MAS.
Grover García, the new president of the MAS, represents the Csutcb. He has a long history as a leader. He served as president and departmental vice president of the MAS in Cochabamba, was mayor of Tiraque and currently holds the direction of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Ministry of Rural Development.
President Arce rejects blockades
President Luis Arce said yesterday in Trinidad that the population “does not want blockades, they do not want speeches; “What people want is to work, generate income and have works from the national government.”
“Despite everything and the internal conflicts that we have, we continue to advance, we continue to build the country, because in October you said we want a Government of the people and for the people, and here is the national Government doing works for the Benian people,” he said. Maple.
Analyst sees that Morales received a “hard blow”
What did the MAS congress in El Alto mean for former president Evo Morales? Political analyst Paul Coca assures that this is “a very hard blow” for the coca leader, and even mentions that President Luis Arce is in a better political situation than the former president himself.
“Morales has received a very hard blow with the Arcista congress, a very hard blow in every sense,” says Coca in an interview with Urgente.bo.
The analyst relies on the fact that, initially, Morales could not prevent the holding of the congress in El Alto, which determined a new directive for the MAS.
He added that Morales has not realized the actions that Arce was taking against him, for example, removing him from decision-making; With this, constitutional ruling 1010, which was approved by the TCP and which establishes that reelection is not a human right, and the “designation of an electoral court.”
