LA PAZ, Bolivia - With its top leader absent, the party of Evo Morales gathered Saturday in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba to start choosing its candidates for new elections called after the resignation and exile of the former president amid protests over vote results. “Evo is not alone”, shouted party militants, mostly from social and indigenous organizations, in a Cochabamba coliseum. Chamber of Deputies president Sergio Choque said Morales will have final say over the candidates chosen. Morales left the Andean country on Nov. 11 for Mexico, a day after his resignation. On Friday, news emerged that Morales had temporarily left Mexico for Cuba.

Source: thestar December 07, 2019 19:18 UTC