The coup try in Bolivia by a faction of the military in opposition to the nation’s president, Luis Arce, had an impression on Wednesday (26) within the worldwide press. The day after the try, newspapers around the globe highlighted the arrest of Normal Juan José Zuñiga, chargeable for mobilizing troops in opposition to the federal government in La Paz.
The British community BBC stated that “minutes earlier than the arrest, the final advised reporters that the president himself had instructed him to mobilize the armored autos, in an effort to enhance his reputation.” And the French Le Monde reported that, as they superior on Murillo Sq., the insurgent military fired tear gasoline at pedestrians and passers-by who got here into contact with the troops.
Argentina’s Clarín drew consideration to the political scenario in Bolivia amid the coup try, and wrote that the whole motion “happens throughout an financial disaster with a scarcity of {dollars} and gasoline, marked by social protests that the federal government claims is led by evism on them”, in reference to the supporters of Evo Morales, the previous president of Bolivia who was an ally of Luis Arce within the Motion to Socialism get together till final yr.
The British The Guardian rescued an interview with Arce to the newspaper, in 2020, by which he says that “his political motion demanded democracy for Bolivia. Our message is that we don’t settle for any dictatorial regime or coup in Latin America,” stated Arce on the time.
The American New York Occasions then made a historic journey and recalled that Bolivia has had greater than 190 coups since its independence, 200 years in the past. And he emphasised: “A lot of the discontent among the many military, in response to analysts, arises from the sensation that they defend the established order, solely to be punished — politically or criminally — quickly after that, when one other authorities comes into energy.”
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Troopers stand guard at Plaza Murillo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, warned in regards to the irregular actions of the navy troops and raised the alarm a few doable coup d’état.
Credit score: 06/26/2024 – Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Photos-
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Police Navy hearth tear gasoline in entrance of the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo.
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An aged lady tries to assist put barricades within the streets across the authorities palace in help of President Arce.
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The navy police arrive at Plaza Murillo, in La Paz, Bolivia.
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A navy officer operates an armored tank in Plaza Murillo.
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Navy officers react with tear gasoline in entrance of the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo.
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The President of Bolivia denies the “irregular mobilization” of Military troops
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Bolivian Military troops in an alleged coup try
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Bolivian President Arce calls for that the inhabitants “mobilize in opposition to the coup”
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Navy personnel take up positions in Plaza Murillo, in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.
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The turbulent historical past of Bolivia has additionally been the topic of experiences by the specialised press.
The Economist reported, for instance, how Evo Morales and Luís Arce went from being allies to political disputes resulting in mutual accusations. And he stated that “the strain between the 2 – on the left – paralyzed the federal government, enhanced financial turmoil and fueled well-liked protests. The prospect of tanks advancing on the presidential palace has solely made Bolivia a extra unstable and chaotic place within the eyes of buyers, businessmen and vacationers,” stated the editorial within the British journal.