Bolivian opposition leader Carlos Mesa asked Congress on Friday to pass an emerg...
FILE PHOTO: Carlos Mesa, election runner-up of Bolivia's opposition, arrives at the international airport, in El Alto, Bolivia November 6, 2019. REUTERS/David Mercado/File Photo
Mesa’s proposal, outlined in a letter to the head of Bolivia’s Congress, called for a new vote before Morales’ current terms is set to end on Jan. 22. To facilitate this, he said, the country needs a newly staffed electoral tribunal. “The Right says ‘Evo has to resign.’ I want to tell you, sisters and brothers, to all of Bolivia and the world, I will not resign,” Morales said at a public event. “We are elected by the people and we respect the constitution.”
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