Politics?
05.24.2004While we tried insulating ourselves from La Paz politics during the weekend, the topic did infrequently come up. Things are tense, but not major. The number of groups protesting decreases, but there might still be a three-day bloqueo on the altiplano, if rumors are true.
Mesa's dared oponents to test their popular legitimacy at the ballot box. Gutsy move; but he's more & more immersing himself in his own echo chamber, starting to turn hardline in favor of his self-diagnosed intellectual capacity.
Only one thing really worries me for its potential: the asamblea de la cruceñidad convened for Wednesday. The purpose of the meeting's unclear (secession?), but it clearly spells trouble for Mesa's government & plans for the gas referendum.
Posted by Miguel at 06:46 PM