In the spotlight: Luis Arce winner of the presidential election in Bolivia
Luis Arce, dauphin of Evo Morales wins the presidential election in the first round, in Bolivia.
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Luis Arce
won in the first round according to the partial results, with 52.4% of the vote.
The ballot was organized, we remember, because of the departure into exile of outgoing President Evo Morales, accused of fraud during the presidential election last year.
Luis Arce is the dolphin of Evo Morales.
To have the final result, it will be necessary to wait three days, specifies
Los Tiempos
which quotes the Departmental Electoral Tribunal, but
the newspaper
notes that already the interim president "
Jeanine Anez congratulates Arce and Choquehuanca
(his vice-president, Nda)
and asks them to govern while thinking of Bolivia and democracy
".
In fact Luis Arce immediately declared that he would govern “
for all Bolivians
”, notes
Los Tiempos
, and that he will “
build a government of national unity
” - without specifying its contours, but “
by learning and by going beyond our mistakes as a Movement towards Socialism
”- perhaps a reference to the protests last year which led to the departure of Evo Morales.
Evo Morales who, remarks
La Razon
, a few moments before the declaration of the new president, "
already anticipated from Argentina the victory of his party and announced that Arce would lead a government of national unity
".
An economist
La Razon
recalls the career of the new president, who
“
was several years in the government of former president Evo Morales
”.
Among others as Minister of the Economy: when his mentor came to power in 2006 "
he began a process of recovery of strategic companies, which had been privatized in neoliberal governments
".
The newspaper recalls that Luis Arce left the country after the 2019 crisis for Mexico, then returned quickly to Bolivia.
Los Tiempos is
thinking above all of the coronavirus: the new government "
will have to take charge, as quickly as possible, of the emergencies facing the country, particularly those arising from the Covid-19 pandemic
:
the paralysis of the productive apparatus, the closure companies, and rising unemployment
”.
And then "
the threat of a return of the pandemic and the necessary strengthening of the health system
".
In Chile, first anniversary of demonstrations for more social equality
Yesterday in the capital Santiago "
thousands of people gathered in Plaza Italia to commemorate one year of the wave of protest
" of October 18, 2019, nicknamed "
the day Chile woke up
", recalls
El Dia
.
El Dia
remembers: it all started last year "
with a call from students to get off the Santiago metro without paying to protest against the increase in the ticket, from 800 to 830 pesos
", a call that resulted in “
The most important revolt since the end of the Augusto Pinochet regime
” in 1990. The reason?
According to Matias Walker, an official of the Christian Democratic Party interviewed by
the newspaper
, “
despite thirty years of economic growth and poverty reduction (…) there was a great sense of unease, a large middle class had grown up. created but with health, social security and employment problems… There was a feeling of injustice
”.
Yesterday "
the atmosphere was very festive, unlike last week when we witnessed violent clashes between demonstrators and police,
" notes El dia, who describes the sign of one of the demonstrators: "
Let it become a habit until what they respect us
!
"
Two burnt down churches
But this Monday was also a day of violence: "
Two churches burned and unrest marked this first anniversary
",
Emol
headlines
above two photos: one showing thousands of peaceful demonstrators, the other the tower of 'a half-fallen church in flames.
Yesterday this first anniversary had "
two faces
", analysts the newspaper, "
two faces that we have found throughout this year in the country
": "
on one side, the thousands of demonstrators who gathered in Santiago and in the rest of the country to protest peacefully and without disorder, on the other hand hooded people
"who have multiplied"
looting, fires and clashes with the police
", attacking"
police stations with Molotov cocktails
".
La Tercera
recalls that last year, faced with "
these two situations
- violence and social demands, the political parties signed an agreement for peace and for a new constitution
" - which must be adopted - or not - by referendum in a few days.
“
Keeping only the image of violence, as reprehensible as it is, is shortsighted.
The political class, companies and leaders must react
"to what La Tercera as El dia calls a"
malaise
"
,"
and act today
accordingly
".
In the United States, a very common fear of failure
In the United States, as November 3 approaches, Democrats and Republicans alike fear losing the presidential election.
The Republicans because they are far behind, that seems logical, the Democrats because they have a comfortable lead, and here we need two words of explanation, which we find in this headline of the
Washington Post
: "
Biden ahead Trump.
As Hilary Clinton had done.
For the Democrats, this campaign has a worrying air of déjà vu
”… An air of announced victory which leads to defeat.
"
I am anxious, and stuck between unbridled optimism and absolute terror,
" says Democrat Abington Township.
“
This time, they feel the blow coming from thousands of kilometers,
” notes the
Washington Post
, which recalls: “
In 2016, between early October and the last week, Trump took three points from Clinton on the national polls
”,
and locally
"
four points in Pennsylvania and three points in Florida, two states where she was leading the race
."
Donald Trump is taking advantage of this, he who has "
always dismissed out of hand polls which are unfavorable to him," false "polls intended to destroy his votes
.
But is the situation the same today as in 2016?
asks the
New York Times
.
Like four years ago, Trump's campaign is a mixture of public boasting and private anxiety, this has not changed, the newspaper notes.
Only in 2016, "
he ended the campaign with a bludgeoning message, calling Hillary Clinton corrupt and promising substantive economic changes - a much clearer message than today
."
Because this time notes the
New York Times
, "
instead of defending himself on his management of the Coronavirus or standing out from Joe Biden in the field of the economy, he attacks his son Hunter and insults him
".
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