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Bolivia’s president urges citizens to take to streets to defend against apparent coup (www.theguardian.com)

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Luis Arce says country’s democracy at stake after army troops seize control of La Paz’s political heart and military police storm palace

Bolivia’s President Luis Arce has urged citizens to take to the streets to defend the country’s democracy from an apparent coup attempt after heavily armed army troops seized control of La Paz’s political heart and military police were filmed trying to force their way into the former government palace.

“We need the Bolivian people to mobilize and organize themselves against this coup d’état and in favour of democracy,” Arce said in a video message filmed at the Great House of the People, the official presidential residence in Bolivia’s de facto capital of La Paz.

Flanked by members of his cabinet, Arce declared: “We cannot allow, once again, attempted coups to claim Bolivian lives.”

“Long live the people of Bolivia! Long live democracy!” the ministers shouted, thrusting their left fists into the air. “Long live our president, Luis Arce!”

The comments came after other members of Arce’s leftwing administration and Latin American leaders claimed an army-led putsch was under way.

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Coup attempt in Bolivia reportedly under way as army and police storm palace (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Wilshire to c/world

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