The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, He communicated on Tuesday his decision of Not presenting as a candidate In the next presidential elections of the August 17in a message issued from the executive headquarters in La Paz. During his speech, the president He declined his candidacy And he highlighted his intention not to become an obstacle to Popular Space Unit.
In this way, Arce said: “Today I announce the Bolivian people with absolute firmness my decision of Decline my candidacy for presidential election in next August elections. “
“I do it with the clearest conviction that I will not be a popular vote division factor And much less will facilitate in the present time that a fascistoid right -wing project with which the plurinational state is intended to destroy is made, ”he said.
He also warned about the negative impact that internal divisions may have against the advances of conservative sectors: “It cannot be our destiny to divide, fight and be defeated. It cannot be our destination to pave the path to fascism and the right and the imperialist strategy of dividing the popular field. I strongly refuse that. ”
The internal in the ruling of Bolivia
The ruling, which previously operated as a unified structure within the MOVEMENT TO SOCIALISM (MAS)he fragmented at at least three currents. The Separate candidacies from Luis Arce, Evo Morales and Andrónico Rodríguez They put in check the possibility that the party resumes power with a consolidated strategy.
In that context, the current president pointed firmly: “The main enemy is imperialism and the fascist right that applauds divisions and sharpens their fangs to satisfy your uncontrollable thirst for accumulation of wealth and the looting of our natural resources. ”
He also proposed work in a programmatic alliance that allows to face political adversaries solidly: “I propose companions and colleagues the broader unity on the left of social and people organizations in general around a program to advance closing ranks by the candidate who has the greatest possibilities of defeating Bolivia’s looters. ”
In addition, Arce directly addressed Evo Morales, asking him to desist from your postulationand reminded him that the Constitution does not allow its re -election and that an insistence It would only favor the opposite sectors.
In parallel, he spoke to Andronón Rodríguez, asking him to assume the challenge of agglutinating the popular field: “Unity It should not be a legal and bureaucratic formthe re -articulation of the popular national block requires unity in action, programmatic unit and unity in the vote. I am willing to contribute without the slightest doubt. Here I am with the forehead high and always for the people. ”
The position of the Evo Morales sector
Meanwhile, from the union bastion of Tropic of Cochabambaleaders close to Morales They summoned a mobilization towards La Paz. The march, which will depart on Thursday morning, aims to register Evo Morales as “the candidate of the people.” It is expected that the caravan arrives at destination on Friday, descending from THE HIGH.
One of the spokesmen of the movement, Vicente Choquehe declared: “We are going to enroll our only candidate Evo, Be careful to try, especially the electoral organ, to want to seek some dirty mechanism to try to disable it. ”
For its part, the deputy Gualberto Arispealso related to the former president, criticized any maneuver to exclude him from the electoral process: “It cannot be that the best player does not let him participate in the championship, If Evo does not let him participate in the championship, then the championship has not been held because we cannot stay the fans without representation. ”
With the convulsed political scenario, Luis Arce’s decision seeks Reorder the internal board of the Bolivian left, avoid the dispersion of the vote and build a candidacy capable of disputing power against a strengthened opposition block.
Source: Ambito
