Posted 1/1/2024, 3:52:18 PM
Morales Barred from Re-election Bid After Fallout with Allies Who Restored Him to Power
- Evo Morales was Bolivia's first indigenous president, popular until seeking unconstitutional third term
- Ousted in 2019 coup, then returned after allies won election, but has fallen out with them
- Constitutional court bars Morales from running again, affirming Bolivia's two-term limit
- Court decision based on human rights criteria that does not consider re-election a right
- Morales now feuding with former economy minister Arce, his erstwhile ally