The Trump administration has supported Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz after his electoral victory over left-wing MAS.
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said on Monday he would slash his salary by 50 per cent to try to end weeks of anti-government protests. But the announcement by the centre-right leader fell on deaf ears, with protesters calling for his resignation and clashing again with police in the Andean city of La Paz. The US-backed Paz has made various gestures aimed at ending a popular revolt that has exploded just six months into his presidency. The demonstrations have radicalised since trade unions began...
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz says he and his cabinet ministers will cut their salaries by 50 percent.
Protests have spiraled out of control and President Rodrigo Paz is facing demands to resign.
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has announced a cabinet reshuffle and other measures as protests escalate.
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months after he took office. Two weeks of road closures – spearheaded by the Bolivian Workers’ Central, COB, peasant unions and miners – have emptied markets in La Paz and depleted vital hospital oxygen reserves. The government reported that at least three people died after emergency vehicles were blocked from reaching medical centres. On Monday,...
The government of Rodrigo Paz has sent about 3,500 soldiers and police to clear protesters demanding his resignation.
Protesters have demanded the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, who was elected on a platform of economic reform.