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Within La Paz/El Alto, partisanship, rather than race or class is the key dividing line in the current Bolivian crisis. Some examples from El Alto…Permalink On twitter.com
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(This will be an unrepresentative list since the pro-Evo side was more destructive in El Alto, but both sides are engaging in vandalism and targeting opponents' families and homes. See: @CarwilBJ/1193726023831035904)Permalink On twitter.com
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Last night, supporters of Evo Morales burned these public transit buses. They are Puma Katari cross-town buses built by the center-left government in La Paz and their name is a nod to indigenous revival. @LaPazAlcaldia/1193860466738704385Permalink On twitter.com
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The buses were a target because the governing party in La Paz, SOLbo, has backed the protests against election fraud. That same government was an ally of the MAS-IPSP and they ran joint slates in the 2009 elections.Permalink On twitter.com
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Also burned last night: the El Alto city hall and the home of Mayor Soledad Chapetón. Chapetón is an Aymara woman who is with the opposition Unidad Nacional party. americasquarterly.org/content/aq-top-5-politicians-under-40-soledad-chapetnOn twitter.com
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Partisanship in El Alto had previously led to a February 2016 tragedy in which a protest set fire to El Alto's city hall, ultimately killing 6 people. woborders.blog/2016/02/21/deadly-el-alto-protest-casts-shadow-on-bolivian-referendum/Permalink On twitter.com
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Here's overall reporting on the El Alto/La Paz vandalism overnight. noticiasfides.com/nacional/politica/denuncian-que-grupos-del-mas-saquean-empresas-entidades-publicas-viviendas-y-un-hospital-402324Permalink On twitter.com