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            1. #COVID19Bolivia #EleccionesBo2020 After Áñez decrees national quarantine, Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal suspends electoral preparations for 14 days, calls on all parties to agree on a new date for general elections, previously set for May 3. oep.org.bo/elecciones-generales-2020/
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            Previously, six parties supported postponing elections, but the largest, but Evo Morales' MAS-IPSP opposed delay. MAS-IPSP won a plurality in November, leads in polls. @CarwilBJ/1241340070713593857
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          There are real preparatory activities for the election scheduled for the next two weeks.
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        Should the "quarantine" work, and Bolivia could COVID19 transmission and resume elections shortly since there are a small number of cases. Currently 19 are known. @CarwilBJ/1241353618793672706
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      On the other hand, if there is ongoing, untracked community transmission, a Bolivian election would be a public health disaster. Bolivian elections are almost entirely in-person, and election integrity mechanism involve the co-presence of observers.
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    Legally, the electoral authorities are a fourth branch of government in Bolivia, and their statement is very clear in seeking consent from the legislative branch, led by a MAS-IPSP majority for a new election date.