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@jeffryhouse Susana Rivero, present in the negotiations, indicates that the MAS representatives said they could not agree without consulting their legislative colleagues. And that Tuto Quiroga said they had a "Plan B" to go ahead without them. Later that day, Áñez swore herself in.Permalink On twitter.com
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@jeffryhouse RIvero: la-razon.com/nacional/2021/03/12/exdiputada-rivera-revela-que-oposicion-activo-plan-b-para-hacerse-del-poder-y-poner-a-anez/Permalink On twitter.com
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@jeffryhouse Lidia Patty's timeline is less clear since it overlaps the "21 days" between the election and Evo's resignation as well as the two days before Áñez's swearing in, but she recalls…Permalink On twitter.com
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@jeffryhouse "We received attacks in Parliament, where they indicated that we were not good enough to be in our seats. … They told us they were going to kill us, they even talked about bombs."Permalink On twitter.com
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@jeffryhouse "'The military is going to come out and they will kick you out," they told us. We, the legislators have shed tears and we have suffered. We protected our people, we were bing gassed, and even escaped without our own shoes." paginasiete.bo/nacional/2021/3/23/patty-estan-echandome-barro-yo-no-tengo-miedo-voy-continuar-con-mas-fuerza-288382.htmlPermalink On twitter.com
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@jeffryhouse On November 12, the day of Áñez's maneuver to become president of the senate, then of the country, the MAS legislators asked for guarantees of safety and freedom to join in parliamentary session, didn't seem to get them.Permalink On twitter.com
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@jeffryhouse The next day, riot police blocked MAS legislators from entering the legislative building, but eventually relented. erbol.com.bo/nacional/salvatierra-reaparece-y-dice-que-no-renunci%C3%B3-pero-la-polic%C3%ADa-le-impide-entrar-la-asambleaPermalink On twitter.com
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@jeffryhouse In summary, some serious questions about whether… (1) legislators and their families were threatened w/ imprisonment if they didn't go along; (2) protection for their persons and their homes was withdrawn; (3) Áñez's assumption was conducted legally w/o them;Permalink On twitter.com
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@jeffryhouse (4) whether the Plurinational Tribunal gave a legal blessing, and whether its nonbinding statement was also coerced. eldeber.com.bo/pais/cinco-frases-del-expresidente-del-tcp-sobre-el-comunicado-de-sucesion-de-jeanine-anez_166656 eldeber.com.bo/pais/el-gobierno-y-el-mas-arremeten-por-tres-frentes-para-reforzar-relato-del-golpe-de-estado_225306On twitter.com
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@jeffryhouse Lots of details here, but the deeper question for me is… should a country set precedents that presidential transitions after successful uprisings (1) be negotiated among all parties and (2) result in neutral caretaker governments rather than ones that start by shooting people.Permalink On twitter.com