Name: Why Bolivia faces further turmoil as Evo Morales steps down | FT
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Bolivia is in turmoil after its president of the last 14 years,

Mr Morales is seeking asylum in Mexico following

One of Latin America's poorest countries,

the landlocked Andean nation of 11m people

attempting to win a fourth consecutive term in power.

He's a hero for the country's marginalised groups.

Mr Morales built a reputation as a champion

He took the proceeds from that and spent them generously

And those achievements won him three successive election

But Mr Morales's legitimacy suffered a big blow in 2016.

of a national referendum in which Bolivians

voted against allowing him a fourth term in power.

And citizens who had supported him started to feel he

which oversaw the poll, and the European Union

agreed that there'd been serious irregularities in the voting.

As opposition protests mounted, Mr Morales

But his critics said he couldn't be trusted

Over the last weekend, rank and file police and military

and the president's position became untenable.

Now the country faces a highly uncertain future, divided

and the opposition, which is calling for law and order

to be restored, and for fresh elections as soon as possible.

Bolivians are hoping, meanwhile, that their country

can heal its divisions and move forward peacefully.

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Why Bolivia faces further turmoil as Evo Morales steps down | FT

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