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Morales' Message Stands
Out in Bolivia
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Morales' Message Stands
Out in Bolivia
LA PAZ - President
Evo Morales ' message
ahead of Sunday recall
referendum stands out in
Bolivia's convulsive
week.
In his Thursday address
Morales highlighted the
social progress achieved
by his administration
among the population
since his presidential
inauguration in January,
2006.
The Bolivian indigenous
leader explained that in
two and a half years of
his administration, and
thanks to the
nationalization of its
natural resources like
oil and natural gas,
Bolivia is not longer a
beggar country.
He also stressed that
thanks to the democratic
and cultural revolution
currently underway,
Bolivia will be
illiteracy-free by 2008
Morales also claimed his
country is economically
reliable, with
international reserves
amounting to 7.5 billion
dollars.
In another moment of his
speech, the Bolivian
President pled for
national unity ahead of
the referendum.
Four million voters will
decide Sunday if the
President and eight
provincial governors
stay in office or have
to step down.
Under rules established
by the National
Electoral Court last
week, Morales needs only
46.26 percent support to
hold onto office, a
figure corresponding to
the proportion of
ballots against him in
the December 2005
elections, while the
governors require 50
percent.
The National Electoral
Court said conditions
are set for tomorrow's
recall vote, in spite of
tensions and protests by
opposition groups.
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