Evo Morales champions indigenous rights abroad, but in Bolivia it’s a different story

Charles Carter Sturtevant

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Abstract

Now that the dust has settled on Evo Morales’ election to a third term as president of Bolivia, it is time to wonder what he is going to do with it. He certainly couldn’t ask for more power. Last October’s landslide election victory for his MAS (Movement to Socialism) party means that he once again has enough votes in congress to override the opposition parties.

At last month’s inauguration, which included a spectacle of indigenous power at the ancient archaeological site of Tiwanaku, Morales used his speech to emphasise indigenous resistance, anti-capitalism and the environment.
Original languageEnglish
Specialist publicationThe Conversation
PublisherThe Conversation UK
Publication statusPublished - 27 Feb 2015

Bibliographical note

Chuck has a fieldwork grant from the Santander Foundation

Keywords

  • Indigenous people
  • Latin America
  • Bolivia
  • Evo Morales

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