Police guards outside the presidential palace in Bolivia abandoned their posts on Saturday, increasing pressure on President Evo Morales as he tries to curb unrest after a disputed election. Growing dissension in police ranks poses a new threat to Morales.
Police against the reelection of President Evo Morales stand on the rooftop of a police station waving national flags just meters away from the presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Policemen guarding the exteriors of the presidential palace in La Paz retreated to their barracks on Saturday, while officers in other Bolivian cities have declared mutinies and joined protests against President Evo Morales, who has faced two weeks of unrest over disputed election results.
Morales faces “the most complicated moment” in his 14 years in power and the situation could deteriorate, said Jorge Dulón, a political analyst at the Catholic University of Bolivia in La Paz. Defense Minister Javier Zabaleta initially downplayed the police protests, saying a “police mutiny occurred in a few regions.”
A list of demands of dissident police include better working conditions, the resignation of their commander and guarantees that they won’t be used as a political “instrument of any government.” Morales later gave a news conference at a military airport in which he appealed to Bolivia’s political factions to hold talks.“I have nothing to negotiate with Evo Morales, who has lost all grip on reality,” Mesa said.
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