Bolivia: MAS orders the “self-expulsion” of Luis Arce for not attending its congress

He Movement for Socialism (MAS) determined this Wednesday the “self-expulsion”by the president of Bolivia, Luis Arceand its vice president, David Choquehuancafor not attending the national congress of the ruling party.

“The self-expulsion of Luis Arce Catacora It is David Choquehuanca for not attending the MAS-IPSP congress“, he read Roger Wilcaranimember of the party’s Organic Committee.

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The congress, which takes place in the city of Lauca Ñat the Tropic of Cochabambathe political and union bastion of the former president Evo Morales (2006-2019), was rejected by Arce and the main social, indigenous and trade union organizations because they considered that they were not adequately represented.

“We consider that those comrades whom we sometimes lead to the Presidency and Vice-Presidency have once again betrayed the principles of the MAS-IPSP (Movement to Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of Peoples)“Wilcarani said in statements to Rádio Kawsachun Coca, following the report of the Organic Commission.

In an eleven-point resolution, it was also determined that the Disciplinary and Ethics Court to start “legal actions for expulsion from MAS”against several officials elected by“betrayal of the political instrument”.

The accused are at least 20 people, including parliamentarians, deputies and other authorities, such as deputies Deysi Crash It is Rolando Cuéllarwho support President Arce.

Arce and Morales are sidelined amid internal tensions in the ruling party that began in late 2021 due to the former president’s requests to change some ministers that the president ignored.

No Arce Government official attended the ruling party meeting, nor did legislators consider “Arcists” any “renovators“, however, the president of the Senate was present, Andronico Rodriguezand some deputies, governors and mayors “loyal”to former president Morales.

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Carlos Romerowho was a minister during the Morales government, said in a subsequent press conference that what happened in Arce and Choquehuanca is a “self-exclusion, because (they) no longer feel part of the change process”.

On Tuesday, as MAS CongressArce noted that this event was “an attack on social organizations that are in fact being stripped of their own political instrument, there is disrespect for social organizations, this foundational character is not taken into account”.

The congress ended on Wednesday afternoon, a day ahead of schedule, which according to the MAS management was decided by the high temperatures in the region and after the different commissions had accelerated the debates between Tuesday night and early morning today.

Source: Elcomercio

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