“She took the vacant seat of the chairman of the Senate and, in accordance with the constitution, thus occupies the chair of the president ... In our understanding, the constitution of Bolivia is respected in this case,” TASS quoted him as saying.
Araujo also said that he considers legal the entry of Agnes into the post of head of state.
Earlier it became known that the second vice-speaker of the Senate of Bolivia, the representative of the opposition, Janine Agnes, took over the powers of the acting president of the republic.
On November 10, the top leadership of Bolivia, including President Evo Morales, resigned.