March for the Homeland in Bolivia completes its sixth day

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The March for the Homeland, which has thousands of participants demanding respect for democracy and constitutionality in Bolivia, completed its sixth day this Sunday and is approaching its culmination in the Plaza Mayor de San Francisco in the city of La Paz.

During the day, the thousands of participants came out with their Wiphala flag demanding respect for the government presided by Luis Arce, who was elected by majority vote, ending the de facto Government of Jeanine Áñez, who came to power after Evo Morales resigned and fled the country.

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In Calamarca, people joined who rejected the pretensions of the so-called “Civic Committees”, organizations that, after losing the elections, are allegedly supporters of the supposed “coup d’état” against Morales, which they say would harm the economic development of the Andean country.

“The power of our revolutionary conviction has made the March for the Homeland one of the most important mobilizations in recent years. Thousands and thousands of comrades are advancing peacefully but firmly to the city of La Paz,” said the leader of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), leftist ex-President Evo Morales.

For his part, current President Luis Arce joined last Saturday in the massive parade, where he thanked the accompaniment of the popular sectors in defense of democracy, “with you, we will never feel alone. Thank you, my sisters and brothers,” he said.

“We continue the march, we arrive at La Paz, and we will show the whole world that Bolivians are united with a single objective”, remarked the head of state, who at the same time urged the participants to strengthen the union to continue rebuilding the country.

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