Baku Summit Expresses Support for Evo Morales
Baku /27.10.19 / Turan: At the Baku summit of the Non-Aligned Movement on October 26, a separate declaration on the presidential election in Bolivia was adopted. It was initiated by Bolivian Foreign Minister Diego Pary Rodríguez. The declaration expressed support for the re-election of the President of this country, Evo Morales. Chile and Guatemala opposed the declaration.
The opposition announced fraud in the presidential election in Bolivia on October 23 and demanded a second round. The United States, the EU, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and several other countries expressed concern about anomalies during the vote count in the presidential election in Bolivia. They called for a second round and stated that they might not recognize the results of the first. —06D-
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