After the resignations of Morales and his top allies, a senior opposition senator declared herself acting president in a session boycotted by the ruling party. ADDemonstrators opposed to Morales ransacked his home and set fire to the houses of senior members of his Movement for Socialism. Police officers have torn patches celebrating the country’s indigenous heritage from their uniforms, and protesters have burned indigenous flags. Morales was the country’s first indigenous president. “This isn’t about Evo; the public is facing a debate about the economic model.”Morales’s return to Bolivia could sharply increase tensions.

Source: Washington Post November 15, 2019 23:21 UTC