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Police in La Paz have joined the mutiny in solidarity with electoral fraud protests. Protesters and politicians have entered the Plaza Murillo, Bolivia's central political space. paginasiete.bo/nacional/2019/11/9/motin-de-la-policia-en-la-paz-deja-la-plaza-murillo-desguarnecida-236881.html
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The mutiny in La Paz, withdrawal of most police control in the Plaza Murillo, and arrival of protesters to the doorsteps of the Presidential Palace are all crucially important developments.
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The government is now obliged to manage the crisis without the police and attempt to offer a solution that addresses the large share of Bolivians who have no confidence in the election outcome.
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It now seems that at least fresh elections under new electoral authorities can begin to satisfy the protesters.
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The opposition is rapidly consolidating a broad coalition of Bolivian movements, but the danger of open confrontations among civilians on different sides remains very real.