Speaking on social media, Morales said the \u201ccoup plotters\u201d razed Bolivian democracy to the ground.<\/p>\n
Opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho, president of the right-wing Pro Santa Cruz Civic Committee, confirmed on his Twitter account that an arrest warrant was out for Morales.<\/p>\n
He said security forces were searching for Morales and the military had seized the presidential plane.<\/p>\n
Presidential polls were held in Bolivia on Oct. 20 and Morales obtained 47.8% of the vote, securing victory in the first round. But the opposition claimed there was \u201cfraud\u201d and some parties urged supporters to take to the streets.<\/p>\n
After the opposition called for canceling the polls, Morales announced there would be new elections, but opposition supporters said they would continue protests until an election without Morales was held.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Bolivian Army Chief Williams Kaliman called on Morales to step down in a nationwide address broadcast live.<\/p>\n
Morales said he resigned and a \u201ccoup\u201d had been carried out against him. He said he made the decision to prevent Camacho and Carlos Mesa, a former president of Bolivia, from issuing further instructions to their supporters to attack Bolivians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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