Jeanine Anez, a member of the Democratic Union Party and second vice-president of the Senate, assumed control as head of state in a session of Bolivia\u2019s Legislative Assembly.<\/p>\n
Despite failing to garner a majority of the vote in the legislature due to a boycott by members of Morales\u2019 Movement for Socialism party, Anez declared herself president.<\/p>\n
Anez said the country’s laws allowed her to assume the post of interim head of state after the resignation of the president and vice-president.<\/p>\n
She pointed out that she would do her best to ensure peace in the country and would hold general elections as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
She is expected to take the country to early elections in 90 days.<\/p>\n
Anez is known for her anti-Morales politics and has served for 10 years as an opposition lawmaker.<\/p>\n
Morales\u2019 supporters meanwhile continued protesting in the capital, La Paz.<\/p>\n
Ousted leader Evo Morales issued a statement on social media on Anez’s interim presidency, calling it the “worst and sneakiest coup in history.”<\/p>\n
“A right-wing coup plotting senator announces herself first as president of the Senate and then as president of Bolivia without holding a legislative majority,” he said.<\/p>\n
Morales also addressed opposition leader Carlos Mesa, a former president of Bolivia who played a major role in his resignation, and Luis Fernando Camacho, a far-right leader of the Pro-Santa Cruz Civic Committee.<\/p>\n
“Carlos Mesa, you are destroying democracy and massacring the people. This is your legacy to history. Fernando Camacho, dividing Bolivia is not a regional honor. The Bible cannot be used to kill Bolivians. Stop ruining Bolivia.”<\/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 had been election fraud and some parties urged supporters to take to the streets.<\/p>\n
After the opposition called for a canceling of 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 “coup” had been carried out against him. He said he made the decision to prevent Camacho and Mesa from issuing further instructions to their supporters to attack Bolivians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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