Bolivian President Evo Morales called the mass protests in the country an attempted coup, which was undertaken by right-wing forces dissatisfied with his re-election.
“I called this press conference to announce to the people of Bolivia and to the whole world that a coup is taking place in the country. It was prepared by the right-wing forces with international support”, – Morales said.
Currently, according to the results of the calculation of 95.63% of the vote, the incumbent president Evo Morales leads with 46.85% in the election of the head of Bolivia, followed by his main rival, ex-president Carlos Mesa, with 36.74% of the vote. This difference is enough to win the first round.
The protests in Bolivia escalated and escalated into violent riots in many regions when it became known about the victory of Morales. Opposition protesters set fire to at least one regional branch of the election court. A video of a burning building in Potosi, mountains of glowing ballots in Tarija and bonfires in front of the election commission spread in social networks and local media.