Bolivia’s ruling party’s bloc to dismiss officials who speak ill of Evo Morales

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The legislators of the ruling MAS asked the Bolivian Executive to dismiss public servants who “speak ill” of former President Evo Morales, the party, or other pro-government leaders.

The ruling party deputy and head of the MAS bench, Gualberto Arispe, read the conclusions of the meeting they held over the weekend with the Bolivian Executive on Monday.

Among his conclusions is to request the “dismissal of public servants who speak against MAS, former President Evo Morales, and leaders of other social sectors”.

It also demanded the dismissal of the public servants who joined the transitional government of Jeanine Áñez.

Among the other conclusions is to recognize the “leadership of the political leadership” of the MAS of former President Evo Morales and to recognize Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca as President and Vice President of Bolivia.

Likewise, the “leader” Evo Morales will be summoned to a quarterly meeting with Arce, Choquehuanca, the ministers, and members of the Unity Pact, a block of indigenous and peasant organizations supporting the Bolivian government.

The ruling party’s bench will be able to “summon” the ministers “when necessary to discuss projects of interest to the people and coordinate impact activities,” said Arispe.

At the meeting, they also resolved to ask the Ministry of Justice, the government, and the Attorney General’s Office to prosecute those they consider to have been part of the alleged “coup d’état” in 2019 following the failed elections of that year.

Among those mentioned are the governor of Santa Cruz and leader of the opposition Creemos party, Luis Fernando Camacho, former president and leader of the opposition alliance Comunidad Ciudadana, Carlos Mesa, former president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, and even the secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro.

They also demanded to “prioritize” the projects presented by pro-government legislators and work on the “legislative agenda towards the bicentenary” in 2025.

They also demanded a “frontal fight” against drug trafficking and corruption and urged the entire national bench to “monolithic unity”.

“It has been recommended to our brother ministers to work in a coordinated manner to accompany the administration and not to divide the national bench or other social sectors from the ministries,” said Arispe.

He also emphasized that these conclusions are of “unanimous character of both senators and deputies”.

Morales’ constant political activity has brought to public debate an alleged division within the ruling party between Morales’ bloc with that of President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca.

With information from EFE