A civic leader urged Bolivians to 'paralyse' government institutions and block the borders as protests sparked by the contentious election victory ...
SANTA CRUZ/LA PAZ: A civic leader urged Bolivians to"paralyse" government institutions and block the borders as protests sparked by the contentious election victory last month of President Evo Morales entered their third week on Monday .
"We have decided to radicalize the indefinite national civic strike," he told a gathering of tens of thousands, adding that he would march into La Paz on Tuesday with a resignation letter for Morales.AdvertisementMorales, who came to power in 2006 and has become an iconic figure in the landlocked South American nation, has defended his election win and has backed an international audit of the result to resolve the crisis.
Mesa, who came second in the Oct 20 election, slammed Morales' candidacy as illegal and on Sunday proposed new elections. He has maintained allegations of electoral fraud.
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