AP, LA PAZBolivians have new uncertainty to grapple with now that opposition Senator Jeanine Anez has declared herself interim president of the crisis-torn Andean nation just hours after former Bolivian president Evo Morales flew off to self-exile in Mexico. Some people took to the streets cheering and waving national flags on Tuesday night after Anez claimed the post of Senate leader, the position next in line for the presidency. Morales resigned shortly after an Organization of American States audit reported widespread irregularities in the vote count. Anez was a second-tier opposition figure until Morales, Latin America’s longest-serving leader, resigned after nearly 14 years in power. Even before Anez acted, thousands of Morales supporters were in the streets of the capital in peaceful demonstrations clamoring for his return.

Source: Taipei Times November 13, 2019 15:59 UTC