A special factor aggravating the risk of unrest in Bolivia is ethnic, said Vladimir Davydov, academic director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The entire top leadership of Bolivia, led by Morales, resigned on November 10 and left the country. The presidential powers temporarily passed to the opposition vice-speaker of the Senate Janine Agnes, the constitutional court confirmed the legality of the transfer of power to her.
“In Bolivia, the ethnic factor interferes in politics. We, Latin American experts, among the key events that take place in this region, single out such a factor as the” Indian Renaissance “: the Indian masses, long exploited, marginalized, discarded from the main processes of modernization, Now they enter political life, and it’s very powerful. Evo Morales is the first president of Indian descent in the 20th and 21st centuries”, – Davydov said at a news conference organized by the Russia Today.
According to the expert, now not only in Latin America, but also in Europe and Russia, unjustified expectations are becoming the cause of dissatisfaction.
“Evo Morales generated many expectations with his social policy, and the masses of the Native American people felt a taste for political life, to participate in social processes, they gained access to medicine and education – these are huge achievements, but the new generation was born with completely different expectations and ambitions”, – he explained.
“The most dangerous thing is if the Indian masses awaken and begin campaigns in the cities, I am afraid that there will be a lot of catastrophic consequences”, – Davydov emphasized.
According to him, it is possible to reach an agreement with Agnes to stabilize the situation in the country.
“I don’t see in it any tough, radical political antithesis of Evo Morales. This is a representative of the political forces with which you can find a compromise for the well-being of the Bolivian nation and stop the frenzy on the streets of Bolivian cities”, – the expert said.