Evo Morales proclaims winner and denounces a coup in Bolivia

• Bolivia.The resignation of the Vice President of the Electoral Tribunal raises suspicions of fraud in Bolivia

The Bolivian president, Evo Morales , has been proclaimed winner in the elections and has denounced that a "coup d'etat from the outside" is underway and promoted by the right.

During a brief statement to national television, Morales, who has been in charge since 2006, has said he is "very sure" of having won the elections and has announced that he will execute measures to defend democracy; among them has declared a state of emergency.

The president appears after the allegations of fraud in the electoral count have multiplied and at the same time that a national strike begins that demands a second round against the opponent Carlos Mesa.

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