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handle is hein.crs/govcryz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: s' Relearh Sevice Bolivia Postpones May Elections Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak Updated March 24, 2020 On March 22, 2020, Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) suspended preparations for national elections scheduled for May 3 following Interim President Jeanette Afiez's declaration of a two-week national quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-1 9. Bolivia remains extremely polarized following annulled October 2019 elections alleged to be marred by fraud and the November resignation of President Evo Morales of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Morales's former finance minister Luis Arce had been leading the polls. According to the TSE, the MAS-led Congress may need to enact legislation to select a new election date. The United States remains concerned about the political volatility in Bolivia. The Trump Administration and Congress have supported efforts to ensure the 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 (he won elections in 2006, 2009, and 2014). In 2017, Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal removed limits on reelection established in the 2009 constitution, effectively overruling a 2016 referendum in which voters rejected a constitutional change to allow Morales to run for another term. Figure I. Bolivia at a Glance La P ~0 ~. ... !ii PeverAto~ne 1 1.5l29,Nt Key radig pttnes (%tob trlJi Erail 1i.5% Sources: CRS Graphics, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Instituto National de Estadisticas (INE), Global Trade Atlas (GTA). Allegations of fraud marred Bolivia's October election. The TSE said Morales exceeded the 10- point margin he needed to avoid a runoff over former president Carlos Mesa, but Mesa rejected that result. Some protesters called for a new election; others demanded Morales's resignation. On November 10, 2019, the Organization of American States (OAS) issued preliminary findings suggesting enough irregularities to merit a new election. Morales agreed to hold new elections, but the opposition rejected his offer. Morales resigned after police refused to stop Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11198 CRS NSiGHT Prepared for Mernbers and Comninttees o4 Congress ....

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