Elections, COVID-19, Corruption, and Democracy in Bolivia and the Region

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Jeanine Áñez, who assumed the position of “transitional” Interim President of Bolivia in November 2019 after the resignation by (or coup against) Evo Morales, suspended the election scheduled for May 3, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, without a specific replacement date. In late May 2020, she found herself in an escalating crisis because of a corruption scandal over ventilators involving her Minister of Health, Marcelo Navajas, an exploding number of COVID-19 cases, and an upsurge in protests against her government and against Bolivia’s stay at home order. Commentators and editorialists had plenty to offer about Bolivia’s situation, and the broader Latin American context.

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