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"We are going to change the history of this country," says opposition governor rallying for a protest over… the timing of the national census in Bolivia. erbol.com.bo/nacional/luis-fernando-camacho-%E2%80%98este-30-de-septiembre-vamos-cambiar-la-historia-del-pa%C3%ADs%E2%80%99Permalink On twitter.com
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The fever pitch attached to issues like the anti-money laundering law in 2021, and the 2023 vs. 2024 timing of the census, isn't grounded in the issue at hand. Instead, Bolivians are locked in re-enactments of dueling left-right mobilizations that had greater impact.Permalink On twitter.com
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There are real technical challenges with mounting a census in 2023,and some limited electoral effects if the results aren't ready in time for the 2024 national election.Permalink On twitter.com
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But this is really more of a rehearsal for once-in-a-blue-moon protest waves like the one in October 2019. No clear reason why a similarly broad coalition should unite this time, but the devoutly Anti-MAS forces will show up.Permalink On twitter.com
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Likewise, no clear reason why the MAS base should mobilize "in defense of the presidency" every time this happens, much less pick fights at blockades, but here we are.Permalink On twitter.com
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One death on either side of this Census skirmish would be far too many. At yet, we saw one life lost in the anti-money-laundering statute fight.On twitter.com