The head of Bolivia's armed forces earlier on Sunday said the military had asked him to step down to help restore stability after weeks of protests over the election. "Today we won a battle," Camacho told a crowd of cheering supporters in the capital before Morales' resignation, though he added more time was needed to repair the constitutional order and democracy. MORALES ALLIES FALLAs the fall-out from the audit report swept across Bolivia, Morales' support crumbled on Sunday. Mesa had also said Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera should not preside over the electoral process or be candidates. Morales, who came to power in 2006 as Bolivia's first indigenous leader, had defended his election win but said he would adhere to the findings of the OAS audit.

Source: bd News24 November 11, 2019 02:26 UTC