Former Bolivian President Evo Morales tweets that he is departing Bolivia for Mexico, which has granted him asylum. Morales stepped down Sunday following weeks of massive protests over a disputed presidential election.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has tweeted that he is leaving Bolivia for Mexico, which has granted him asylum.
The announcement came as supporters and opponents of former President Evo Morales clashed in Bolivia’s streets. Morales resigned Sunday after weeks of protests over a disputed presidential election. Ebrard says Mexico already informed Bolivia’s foreign ministry about the grant of asylum. He says that action was carried out “so that Mr. Morales may be granted, under international law, the safe passage and security and guarantees for his personal safety and liberty, so that he may go to safety.”U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising concerns about the Bolivian military’s involvement in the resignation of President Evo Morales.
Marcelo Ebrard had said Sunday that Mexico would give asylum to Morales if he wanted it, and Ebrard announced Monday that Morales had now requested asylum. Trump says Morales’ departure preserves democracy and paves the way for the Bolivian people to have their voices heard. Añez said Monday that new presidential elections could soon follow. She spoke after arriving at the legislature in La Paz under heavy guard.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc’s foreign ministers weighed Monday whether to send a monitoring team and agreed that “if the conditions are right, we will be ready to work on it.” Mesa says there was no coup and that the military had made a decision not to deploy in the streets because “they didn’t want to take lives.”
Marcelo Ebrard, the Mexican foreign minister, said Monday that the Bolivian military’s call for Morales to resign had violated “the constitutional order” in Bolivia.
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