Mass demonstration in favor of popular democracy

This mobilization came in response to the right-wing governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, whom they see as a destabilizing agent promoting a coup.

Evo Morales, founder and leader of the ruling Socialist Movement (MAS), President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, and Vice President, David Chuquihuanca, led a rally in La Paz on Thursday in support of the government, in favor of the economy. Reconstruction and against attempts to destabilize.

“We have started this great march for the defense of the homeland and democracy, from Tranca de Orujara. This is the true unity of the Bolivian people, who are marching today peacefully, but resolutely,” said Ars via social networks. This Wednesday, Arsi reiterated that there are risks in the country that a right-wing coup will raise its head again.

The mobilization was called by the so-called “unity charter”, which brings together unions, peasant and indigenous organizations related to the MAS, which was also joined by several pro-government legislators such as the president of the Senate, Andrónico Rodríguez. These sectors consider that the governor of the eastern region of Santa Cruz, the right-wing Luis Fernando Camacho, wants to destabilize the country and promote a coup against Ars, as happened in 2019 against Evo Morales after the post-election crisis.

At the beginning of the demonstration, the Vice President stressed the importance of gaining power through legitimate elections. “We are here to defend our democracy, our economic stability, our change process, and our lawfully and legitimately elected government at the ballot box,” Chuquihuanca, who had significant support from indigenous sectors at the start of the rally, said.

For his part, Evo Morales stressed the importance of the unity of the progressive forces in the country. “Unity is the victory of the people and the defeat of the empire. Our task and responsibility is to ensure the unity of our social organizations in the face of the divisive desires of internal and external right, which, under external leadership, are trying to provoke and destabilize,” the former president tweeted.

The Bolivian newspaper reported that at least one hundred organizations were part of the mobilization the reason.
Among them, the Central Obrera Bolivia, the country’s main trade union, and the Unity Pact, an organization made up of the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia, the National Union of Indigenous Peasant Women of Bolivia and the National Council of Indigenous Peasants of Bolivia. Ayllus and Markas of Qullasuyu and Cidob, among others.

In addition, the mobilization was promoted by the government itself, which announced the participation of the authorities in the defense of economic reconstruction and in the face of attempts to destabilize, according to the Deputy Minister of Communication, Gabriela Alcon.

During the rally, Ars told local media that he feels very supportive and amazed at the intense love and stressed the need to defend natural resources. He also talked about inequality. “All the humiliated do not want to return to that country of discrimination,” the Bolivian newspaper reported. duty.