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Bolivian President Evo Morales during his media address, November 10, 2019. REUTERS / Carlos Garcia Rawlins

The Bolivian president announced the holding of new elections, this Sunday, November 10, 2019. The re-election of this socialist leader on October 20 was contested by the opposition and a part of the international community.

From our correspondent in La Paz, Alice Campaignolle

Evo Morales seems to draw the consequences of the wave of protest that shakes the country for three weeks. New elections will be held in Bolivia, he said.

Faced with the pressure of the street, he announced the organization of another vote. In a very short speech, he said it was essential to bring down the tension in the country and restore social peace. " Bolivians can not compete in this way, we must end violence, " he said.

This announcement comes at the same time that a preliminary report of the Organization of American States (OAS) has been released, a report that highlights many irregularities in the electoral process.

Citizen approval

The organization's experts said they could not validate the results of this election and recommended that they organize new ones. If it is not yet the final report that has been rendered, the OAS team is firm: the evidence already discovered is sufficient.

See now if the citizens of the opposition will accept this solution, because what is claimed on the street in recent days is a resignation of Evo Morales and not the organization of new elections.