After the resignation of Evo Morales in Bolivia, who assumes the power?

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The indigenous leader Evo Morales confirmed his resignation last night in a televised message, after 14 years in power. He left denouncing an illegal detention order against him. Morales failed to calm the street, where they set off protests after the October 20 elections and a report by the Organization of American States (OAS) that confirmed the "gigantic fraud" denounced by the opposition in the past elections.

Hours after the televised message, the latent doubt in these moments is how the response to the power vacuum will be stirred.

Who is going to govern Bolivia now?

The response to the power vacuum in which Bolivia has remained after the announced resignation of President Evo Morales, and the authorities that could happen constitutionally, is in the hands of the Legislative Assembly and will have to go through a political agreement .

Morales and his vice president, Álvaro García Linera, announced Sunday afternoon that they were resigning their positions in a video broadcast by the state channel, without the respective letters of resignation being published so far.

The presidents of the Senate, Adriana Salvatierra, and the Chamber of Deputies, Víctor Borda, both officers, and the following in the line of constitutional succession have also resigned.

Is there a history of this situation in Bolivia?

An antecedent of a similar situation in Bolivia occurred in 2005 , when the then president Carlos Mesa resigned beset by social conflicts.

Mesa had assumed the Presidency of the country in 2003 after the resignation of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada in the so-called "black October" , a social revolt against the government's decision to export Bolivian gas to the United States through a Chilean port.

In the midst of the 2005 crisis, the then presidents of the Senate, Hormando Vaca Díez, and of the Chamber of Deputies, Mario Cossío, resigned from Mesa, as there was no vice president who could assume the replacement of the then ruler .

The head of the Supreme Court of Justice, Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé , assumed the presidency in June of that year to convene in December the first general elections that Evo Morales won.

That figure was allowed in the Constitution that governed until before 2009, but the Magna Carta promulgated that year by Morales does not contemplate it, Constitutionalist lawyer Gonzalo Hidalgo explained to Efe.

What does the Constitution include?

Article 169 of the new Bolivian Constitution establishes the same line of succession in the event of the resignation of the president, vice president, of the president of the Senate until that of the lower house.

"In the latter case, new elections will be called within a maximum period of 90 days," said that article.

"In case of temporary absence, the Presidency of the State will assume the position of the Vice President, for a period that may not exceed 90 days," he adds.

For Hidalgo, the most important thing now is to have a constitutional sense, not to get away from the principles established in the Constitution.

Therefore, what must be done now is "wait first for the acceptance of the president's letter of resignation" in the Legislative Assembly , which must be analyzed in a session.

So far there is no known written resignation from Morales or García Linera.

What possible exits exist?

In the absence of the heads of the Senate and of Deputies, the expert considered that the Joint Commission of Constitution of both chambers should call an emergency meeting and "get how they will now point out a management structure of the Legislative Assembly", in absence even of the vice president.

In the Legislative the majority has the party of Morales, the Movement to Socialism (MAS).

The constitutionalist considered it important that in the next few hours a political agreement can be given because, although both houses are without presidents, "if there is a sovereign political representation through the assembly members, they have to make a responsible decision, a constitutional decision ."

"The responsibility assumed by politicians in the Legislative Assembly will be very important until reaching a consensus and constitutional exit," he added.

What has been the impact of the OAS report?

At the beginning of the day, Morales had announced new elections, after hours before a report by the Organization of American States (OAS) warned of serious irregularities in the general elections of October 20.

After a series of resignations of parliamentarians and ministers, Morales finally issued a video in which he and García Linera announced their resignation, reiterating their allegations of a "coup d'etat" against them .

In the video, the president considered that the OAS made a "political" and non-technical decision.

When it seemed that the resignation of both could end the crisis unleashed since the suspicion of fraud began the day after the vote, the sectors mobilized against Morales decided to remain on alert, while groups related to the MAS cause anxiety in cities like La Paz and El Alto.

How has the region and the international community reacted?

Affiliated leaders Morales denounced a "coup d'etat," while the rest urged a solution to the political crisis. "Make no mistake," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned his adversaries, condemning what he denounced as a "coup d'etat" in Bolivia, the Afp agency reported. In the same line Nicaragua was pronounced. "We demand respect for their freedom, integrity and life," said the Government of Daniel Ortega. For its part, Mexico has offered asylum to the Bolivian president so far. "Mexico, in accordance with its tradition of asylum and non-intervention, has received 20 personalities from the Bolivian Executive and Legislature in the official residence in La Paz, so we would also offer asylum to Evo Morales," Ebrard wrote in his account of Twitter Moscow has denounced today violent actions of the Bolivian opposition, which led to the departure of the indigenous leader.

Countries like Colombia or Peru have also called for a peaceful transition and new elections .

For its part, the European Union on Monday urged all parties in Bolivia to show "containment" and "responsibility" for the country to hold new elections peacefully.

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