The chances of a coup?

05.16.2004

The highways out of La Paz are blocked again. Although the markets are still stocked, and prices have only barely inched up, you can't travel by land out of La Paz. This better lift soon, since I need to go to Cochabamba for a few days.

Mesa's in a very tight spot. He insists he's the right to personally determine details of the gas referendum, still unknown to anyone. The military's upset over trials against officers involved in suppressing February's police mutiny — and threaten to not intervene in future uprisings. The COB-led teacher's march continues towards La Paz, set to arrive sometime tomorrow to occupy the city — despite the government's decision to abrogate Executive Decree 27457 (the law that decentralized the health & public sector towards the department prefectures), the marchers' primary demand.

But. I'll give my opinion on a likely coup: A coup isn't likely, despite all the rumors. Why? Several reasons.

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Posted by Miguel at 05:45 PM