The Bolivian political crisis escalated even further after Evo Morales issued a public ultimatum against President Rodrigo Paz, giving him "90 days" to leave power as a condition to "pacify" the country. The former dictator's statements were interpreted by the ruling party as a direct threat to constitutional order and as a new indication that evismo seeks to force the downfall of the current Bolivian government.
Morales made the statements from Chapare, the political and union stronghold of the Movement for Socialism (MAS), amid weeks of protests, blockades, and violent clashes that have paralyzed much of the country. According to sources close to the former president, the goal would be to advance towards a "political transition," while the Rodrigo Paz government openly denounced an attempt at institutional destabilization driven by evismo.
The former Bolivian dictator has been intensifying his rhetoric against Paz in recent days and has repeatedly called for deepening the blockades and the "total siege" on La Paz. In various public statements, he maintained that the mobilizations must continue until they provoke political changes in Bolivia, while his allies actively participate in protests that have already resulted in dozens of arrests, injured police officers, and serious supply issues in various regions of the country.
