Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales will participate in the country’s elections in 2025, he said in a message on social media platform X on Sunday, adding that he was “thanked” for the attacks against him.
The announcement confirms the rift between Morales, one of Latin America’s most prominent left-wing politicians, and Bolivia’s current president, Luis Arce, his former economy minister, within the ruling MAS party.
“Thank you for the government’s attacks… I have decided to accept the request of our activists and of many brothers and sisters participating in demonstrations across the country to run for the presidency of our beloved Bolivia,” Morales said.
Morales, who led Bolivia for nearly 14 years, left power in November 2019 after running for an unprecedented fourth term in an election marred by allegations of fraud.
Morales fled the country and claimed he was the victim of a right-wing “coup” supported by the United States.
After an 11-month caretaker government, Arce won a landslide electoral victory in October 2020, paving the way for Morales to return home.
Source: Terra
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