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Bolivia Interim President Announces Peace Talks Amid Deadly Political Clash
Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Añez has agreed to meet with opposition groups Saturday to “bring peace to the country” after weeks of deadly political clashes.
Public Works Minister Yerko Nunez said the meeting will take place Saturday about 4 p.m. (local time) at Palacio Quemado, the presidential residence in La Paz.
The social movements who agreed to the dialogue were organized under the Bolivian Workers’ Center, a trade union federation.
The meeting was announced as the Bolivian capital of La Paz has become increasingly isolated after five weeks of violent political clashes that have left more than 30 people dead, according to the country’s ombudsman.
Supporters of former President Evo Morales, who stepped down earlier this month after mass protests and at the suggestion of the military, have set up roadblocks across the country and particularly around La Paz. They’re demanding the resignation of Añez and calling for Morales to return to power.
“We are going to continue until she’s gone,” said Lucio Kesper, 65, referring to Añez, while manning one of the blockades in the outskirts of the city.
CNN
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