Bolivia now faces a power vacuum because several politicians in the line of succession resigned after Morales did. Hundreds of supporters of Morales made their way on late afternoon Monday toward the centre of La Paz from the mountains surrounding the city, some of them armed with sticks. Lawmakers from around Bolivia attempted to return to La Paz to approve the resignation of Morales and his vice president, and begin the process of selecting a caretaker government. But the country’s rugged geography made travel difficult, and as the day progressed, tension escalated in La Paz and around Congress. Drinking water was cut off to parts of La Paz and El Alto, but the reason for the cutoff was not known.

Source: bd News24 November 12, 2019 08:38 UTC