In Bolivia uncovered a plot to assassinate President Evo Morales.

KommentariiMezhdu Chavez and SShA15.09.2008Vnutripolitichesky crisis in Bolivia has become mezhdunarodnymBoliviyskie authorities uncovered a plot to assassinate President Evo Morales. According to the Associated Press, about this in his speech on the radio said friend and ally of Morales, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
According to him, the Bolivian leader himself telephoned him and spoke about the assassination attempt stymied. Chavez refused to disclose details, stressing that it is - the case of Bolivian authorities. The President of Venezuela, only said that he advised his friend to "be cautious".
The socialist course Morales met sharp opposition from large parts of the country's population, primarily people of mineral-rich western regions, populated mostly descended from Spanish colonizers. During 2008, these departments were widespread opposition to policies of central government and local authorities have declared their autonomy.
In August 2008, Bolivia passed a referendum on confidence in Morales. He was supported by two-thirds of the country that gave the president an opportunity to announce a referendum on changing the constitution. It is anticipated that the basic law will be written prohibitions on the admission of foreign companies in mining, the deployment of foreign military bases, as well as limit the maximum size of latifundia.
The referendum was scheduled for December 7, but then he was moved to 25 January 2009.
Morales is one of the main allies of Chavez, sharing his anti-American stance. In September 2008, Bolivian authorities accused the U.S. Ambassador in the coup and expelled him from the country.