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@jderpic First, a reminder that the premise of this thread is that the review of the derailment of 2019 (the term is Eduardo Rodríguez's) should result in clearer and broadly agreed upon norms. We have room to think through what *should* have happened here.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
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@jderpic Second, the parties to this dispute do not have a shared understanding of the mechanics of resignation. So assert that resignation letters have to be written, received, and possibly accepted by the legislature. Others say that one immediately gives up office by speech or tweet.Permalink On twitter.com
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@jderpic This is especially relevant for the presidency, where the constitution seems pretty clear. Yes, I understand that Morales' plane taking off was understood as "definitive absence," but on the afternoon of Nov 10, Áñez herself referenced the need to meet to consider Evo's letter.Permalink On twitter.com
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@jderpic Remember also that Carlos Mesa resigned several times, including on television, in 2005.Permalink On twitter.com
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@jderpic There is also disagreement among the parties about the line of presidential succession… The reading made in the succession talks presumed that lower legislative officers came after those listed in the Constitution.On twitter.com
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@jderpic An alternate reading, advanced by Susana Rivero, is that the legislature is the organ of continuity. It could meet, replace its own leadership, and then receive and accept the president's resignation.Permalink On twitter.com
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@jderpic Either way, it's not clear that a session of the legislature lacking quorum can either replace its leader or accept the president's resignation, as happened on November 12.Permalink On twitter.com
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@jderpic These are parliamentary questions, even pedantic ones, but (1) it's obvious that not all Bolivian politicians agree on them; (2) there is no judicial advisory opinion resolving them; (3) it would be much better to know the answers *before* the next crisis.Permalink On twitter.com
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@jderpic It's not my country, but my preference would be for the more flexible option, so that collective deliberations on how to bring the country together can happen among elected, rather than unelected representatives. I see public pressure (but not home arsons) as a feature of this.Permalink On twitter.com
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@jderpic That said, one touchstone of a workable resolution after an electoral crisis is that it should be, if at all possible, broadly acceptable to the two parties that most closely contested the election.Permalink On twitter.com