MEXICO CITY — Mexico granted asylum to Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales on Monday as unrest shook the South American nation, helping cement the Mexican government’s emerging role as a bastion of diplomatic support for left-wing leaders in Latin America. Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Morales’ life was in danger, and the decision to grant him asylum was in Mexico’s long tradition of sheltering exiles. The Washington-based OAS delivered a report on Sunday citing serious irregularities during Bolivia’s October vote. The resignation of Morales, who governed for 14 years, followed protests in Ecuador and Chile that forced their governments to step back from policies raising fuel and transport prices. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador praised Morales saying he chose to resign rather than put the lives of Bolivia’s citizens at risk.

Source: National Post November 11, 2019 23:21 UTC