The protests have prompted various response strategies from the government. Now, mounting pressure has led the Paz administration to reshuffle the cabinet in an attempt to defuse calls for resignations. At the same time, it has opened another front of conflict with Colombia by expelling the ambassador from Bogotá.

Demonstrators have closed several roads and faced heavy repression from security forces. Meanwhile, the Paz government has accused former president Evo Morales of being behind the mass protests.

The former president claims this is a case of “lawfare” intended to destroy him physically and morally. The alleged victim of the crime has requested that the case be dismissed, but the prosecution insists on proceeding.

On April 19, the regions of Santa Cruz, Beni, Tarija, Oruro, and Chuquisaca went to the polls again for the runoff elections for various governorships. Paz and his allies won only two of the nine governorships.

Journalists and opposition politicians described the decision to remove TeleSur from national TV programming as censorship against alternative and critical journalism.

The controversial measure by the Paz government to eliminate gasoline subsidies has been opposed by organized workers, including teachers, factory workers, and peasants.

In this article, we review some of the neoliberal measures promised by the recently inaugurated Paz administration in Bolivia, which include budget cuts, tax breaks for the wealthiest, and audits of previous administrations.

After nearly two decades of the MAS-led process of change, Paz has promised to transform Bolivia by focusing on opening up trade, strengthening ties with the United States, and making capitalism popular.

The defeat of the left in Bolivia has raised a series of existential questions for the left in the region, and led many to draw hurried conclusions on where the blame lies

On August 17, general elections were held in Bolivia. After almost two decades of rule by the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party, two right-wing parties will contest the presidency. The second round of elections is scheduled for October 19.

After a political dispute between former president Evo Morales and current president Luis Arce and a series of economic challenges, the country is preparing to decide its political future. The right-wing is also divided after failing to reach a minimum agreement.

The car which the former president was traveling in was hit with over a dozen bullets in suspicious circumstances