- This occurred after the final commander of the Bolivian Military, Juan José Zuñiga, threatened to take the seat of presidency. Primary photograph: EFE
Bolivian Vice President David Choquehuanca denounced on Wednesday, June 26, {that a} “coup d’état” is underway towards the federal government of Luis Arce. He spoke out after a tank compelled its manner into the headquarters of the Govt within the metropolis of La Paz.
“We denounce to the worldwide group that in Bolivia there’s a coup d’état towards our democratically elected authorities,” mentioned Choquehuanca.
A tank knocked down the doorways of the Bolivian Govt headquarters. This occurred after the final commander of the Bolivian Military, Juan José Zuñiga, threatened to take the seat of presidency and alter the cupboard.
MAXIMUM TENSION IN BOLIVIA: the navy entered the Presidential Palace https://t.co/2JLP7R4gg0 pic.twitter.com/DrntcMFmWB
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Bolivian International Minister Celinda Sosa has denounced earlier than the worldwide group the “irregular” mobilizations of Military models that “threaten democracy, peace and the safety of the nation.”
“We name on the worldwide group and the Bolivian inhabitants to respect democratic values and assist the federal government of Luis Arce Catacora, constitutional and legit, elected by the sovereign will of the Bolivian individuals,” mentioned Sosa in a video printed on X.
Almagro: “The OAS won’t enable the violation of the constitutional order in Bolivia”
The Secretary Common of the Group of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, mentioned Wednesday from Paraguay that the group won’t tolerate “any type of violation of the official constitutional order in Bolivia.” This follows the deployment of navy personnel in entrance of the federal government headquarters in La Paz.
The OAS Common Secretariat strongly condemns these actions by the Bolivian Military, which should undergo civil authority as mandated by the Inter-American Democratic Constitution,” Almagro mentioned.
He additionally expressed his “solidarity” with the President of Bolivia, Luis Arce Catacora.
“The worldwide group, the OAS, the OAS Common Secretariat, won’t tolerate any type of violation of the official constitutional order in Bolivia or anyplace else,” the official added, whereas talks with OAS everlasting observers have been happening within the Paraguayan metropolis of Luque.
The previous Uruguayan overseas minister additionally referred to the occasions in Bolivia on his official X account. “The Military should undergo the legitimately elected civil energy,” the diplomat posted.
On the OAS assembly, the consultant of Bolivia, Héctor Arce, alerted the worldwide group of an “emergency state of affairs” in his nation and requested to deal with the occasion “with due duty and seriousness.”
Different attendees on the discussion board expressed their condemnation of the occasions and expressed their assist for the federal government chaired by Arce.
The Andean Neighborhood rejects any act that assaults Bolivia’s democracy
The Common Secretariat of the Andean Neighborhood (CAN) “strongly” rejected any act that “assaults the democracy” of Bolivia, a member of this group, in a message shared this Wednesday after the tried coup d’état.
The Andean bloc known as for strict compliance with the Further Protocol to the Cartagena Settlement “Dedication of the Andean Neighborhood to Democracy”, guaranteeing democratic establishments and the rule of legislation in that nation, based on what it shared in its account. social community
Each President Arce and former President Evo Morales individually known as on their followers and residents to “mobilize” to defend democracy from what they each thought of a navy “coup d’état” by Zuñiga.
Minutes earlier than, a tank commanded by Zuñiga mentioned that he would change “the federal government cupboard” and that he would launch “political prisoners,” comparable to former interim president Jeanine Áñez.
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2024-06-28 05:20:26