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Rival: Bolivia's President Staged Coup Attempt

Bolivia's President Luis Arce is now being accused by his rival, former President Evo Morales, of having staged a coup attempt in the country. This, Morales claims, was done to score political points.

» Updated: 16 July 2024, 14:31

» Published: 30 June 2024

Rival: Bolivia's President Staged Coup Attempt
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Bolivia's President Luis Arce is now being accused by his rival, former President Evo Morales, of having staged the coup attempt in the country.

This, Morales claims, was done to gain political points.

Initially, Morales – who has previously announced that he intends to challenge Arce in the next presidential election – condemned the military's actions and called it a coup "in the making".

But on Sunday, he joined those who believe that Arce staged the failed coup to win the sympathy of the Bolivians.

In a local radio broadcast, Morales says that Arce "deceived us, lied, not just to the Bolivian people but to the whole world".

It was on Wednesday that soldiers and military vehicles rammed the doors of the government palace in what was described as a failed coup attempt that lasted only three hours.

Just before the alleged coup leader and military chief Juan José Zúñiga was arrested, he claimed to have acted on the President's orders – which the President denies.

In recent months, the country has been shaken by increasingly intense protests against the economic development in the country.

The political struggle within the ruling party has also intensified.

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