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Bolivia’s democracy is a thorn in the US’s side
US intervention against the left-wing government is intensifying ahead of presidential elections in October, says KEN LIVINGSTONE
Evo Morales

AS Bolivia goes to the polls in October with left-wing President Evo Morales as the front-runner, there is growing concern that the Trump administration’s hostility towards Morales is significantly intensifying.

The US has made no secret of its deep antagonism to Morales, dating back to before his successful presidential election victory in 2005, when he won with an absolute majority — the first in Bolivia for 40 years.

In 2009 he was re-elected with 64.2 per cent of the vote and again in 2014 with 61.3 per cent.

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