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handle is hein.crs/govcafw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Relearh Sevice Bolivia: Presidential Resignation and Aftermath Updated January 7, 2020 On November 10, 2019, Bolivia's Evo Morales of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party resigned his presidency and sought asylum in Mexico. He ultimately received refugee status in Argentina. Bolivia's military suggested Morales consider resigning to prevent violence after weeks of protests alleging fraud in the October 20, 2019, election. Three individuals in line to succeed Morales (the vice president and the presidents of the senate and the chamber of deputies) also resigned. Opposition Senator Jeanine Afiez, formerly second vice president of the senate, declared herself senate president and then interim president on November 12. Bolivia's constitutional court recognized her succession. Following protests and state violence, the MAS-led Congress unanimously approved an electoral law to annul the October elections and select a new electoral tribunal. On January 3, 2020, the tribunal announced those elections are scheduled for May 3, 2020. The Trump Administration and Congress have expressed concerns regarding irregularities and manipulation in Bolivia's election and violence following the election and Morales's resignation. They support efforts to ensure the May elections are free and fair. October Elections Annulled Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, transformed Bolivia, but observers criticized his effort to remain in office beyond constitutionally mandated term limits (he won elections in 2006, 2009, and 2014). In 2017, Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal removed limits on reelection established in the 2009 constitution, overruling a 2016 referendum in which voters rejected a constitutional change to allow Morales to serve another term. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11198 CRS }NStGHT Prepaed for Membe's arhd Cornmittees of Congress ..... R

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