Bolivia and Politics

Introduction

In recent years, Bolivia has experienced extreme political instability that results in the country having six presidents since 2001. Evo Morales, an indigenous leader of the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), won a convincing victory in the elections of December 18, 2005, the presidency with 54% of the vote. He was inaugurated to a five year term on January 22, 2006. During his first year in office, President Morales moved to fulfill his campaign promises to decriminalize coca cultivation, nationalize the country's natural gas industry AOs, and implement land reform. These policies pleased his supporters in Bolivia, but Bolivia has complicated the administrative official relations with some neighboring countries, foreign investors, and the United States.

Any progress that President Morales has made in advancing his campaign promises has been overshadowed by a growing crisis between the MAS government in La Paz and opposition leaders in the country, the rich eastern provinces AM. In August 2006, many hoped that the Bolivian Constituent Assembly elected in July would be able to carry out constitutional reforms and respond to the Eastern Province, the demands of administrative officers' course for regional autonomy. Five months later, the assembly has stalled, the eastern provinces have held large protests against the Morales government, and clashes between MAS supporters and opposition groups have become violent. U.S. interests in Bolivia has traditionally focused on its role as a producer of coca and its relationship with Colombia and Peru, two other major coca-and cocaine-producing countries in the Andes. Relations between Bolivia and the United States became strained in 2006 following the Morales government, the commitment of questionable administrative officers to combat illegal drugs, increasing ties with Venezuela and Cuba, and the extent of nationalization. Some U.S. officials have argued that democracy in Bolivia could be at risk due to actions taken by President Morales to undermine the opposition and eliminate checks on their authority.

Discussion

Politics in Bolivia

Bolivia is formed by the coalition of a number of parties. The prominent political parties form the basis of the Politics in Bolivia, the groups of the important political parties in Bolivia are mentioning below;

National Unity Front

Progress Plan

Christian Democratic Party

Revolutionary Left Movement

Indigenous Pachakuti Movement

Movement Toward Socialism

New Republican Force

Agrarian Patriotic Front of Bolivia

Civic Solidarity Union

Nationalist Democratic Action

Workers Social Union of Bolivia

Free Bolivia Movement

Revolutionary Left Front

Without Fear Movement

Political Groups

The politics in Bolivia is supported by the different political groups and the individual members of each political group. The some of the prominent names of politicians of the Bolivia are given below;

Armando Loaiza

Ronald MacLean Abaroa

Casimira Rodriguez

Antonio Machaca

Franz Tamayo

Felipe Quispe

Victor Paz Estenssoro

Hugo Banzer

Hormando Vaca Diez

Juan Lechin Oquendo

Bolivia's Political Geography

Urban and Rural population: Over fifty percent of the population is bilingual. Of every 100 people, 56 speak Castilian, 26 speak Quechua, Aymara speakers 18. However, despite these data showing rounded INE, there should be rescued major languages ??in their cultural background, whose size has ...