The interim president of Bolivia, Janine Agnès, has sent the government to resign and said that she would present a new cabinet in the near future, the State Radio and Television of Bolivia (RTP) reported.
“President Jeanine Agnès has submitted a petition for the resignation of ministers. She will approve the government team as soon as possible to achieve the goals set at the beginning of the government”, – reads the Twitter message.
Earlier, Communications Minister Roxana Lisarraga resigned on her own initiative, disagreeing with the president’s decision to run in the upcoming elections.
After the opposition, led by Carlos Mesa, announced massive violations in the October 20 elections, President Evo Morales resigned from office and left the country under pressure from the military. He was followed by the resignation of the entire Bolivian top leadership and the transfer of power to the opposition Deputy Speaker of the Senate, Agnès.
The authorities announced the holding of new elections. Morales is not allowed to run as a candidate, he is in Argentina, from where he leads the presidential campaign of his Movement for Socialism. The Bolivian Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) has scheduled general elections for May 3.