President Louis Ars stops the presidential Bolivia race amid support for decline Election news

While Bolivia swings to presidential elections on August 17, two main tremors may be the race results.

On Wednesday, current President Louis Ars announced that he would give up his attempt to re -election after a five -year period determined by the disturbances.

“Today, the Bolivian people were firmly firmly with my nomination to re -elect the presidency in the elections next August,” books On social media.

“I do this with the clearest conviction that I will not be a factor in dividing the popular vote, and much less to facilitate the creation of a fascist right -wing project that seeks to destroy the moisture situation.”

On the same day, the Constitutional Court of Bolivia also ruled that the former political guide Ars, who is now competitors, Evo Morales, could not run for another period as president, and supports a period of time.

But the leftist MORALES, the former besieged president who previously served three periods in his position and tried to demand a fourth rank, remained on social media after that.

“People can only ask me to refuse to nominate,” Morales books. “We will obey people’s mandate to save Bolivia, again.”

On Wednesday, the two announcements added more uncertainty to a already troubled presidential race, as no clear clear band has appeared so far.

Arser retreated

Since his election In 2020, Arce Bolivia led, following a political crisis that saw Morales fleeing the country and a right -wing president took his place for a short period.

But the period of Ares was similarly mired in the turmoil, as his relationship with Morales is broken and his government witnessed its popularity.

Both men are associated with a left -wing political party known as the Socialist Movement (MAS), which has helped Morales to find it. Since its foundation three decades ago, the group has become one of the most prominent powers in Bolivian politics.

However, in the period before the August elections, ARCE saw the decrease in its survey numbers. Bolivia inflated over the past year to its highest level in a decade, and the value of its currency decreased.

The Central Bank of the country decreased in its hard currency reserves, and the black market appeared, as the value of the polyvyral currency was half of its official exchange rate. As the country was a source of natural gas, it now depends on imports to treat energy deficiency.

While experts say that some of these issues precede the term ARCE in his position, the general feelings have turned against his administration. This, in turn, led to the speculation of some that Bolivia could be in a store for a political transformation in this election year.

Arles himself was forced to deal with the growing power of the right -wing movement in Bolivia. In 2022, for example, his government’s decision sparked a delay in the country Fifty protests In areas such as Santa Cruz, where some conservative Christian activists expected that investigative studies will appear.

This population increase was expected to lead to more government money, and the number of legislative seats for management may enhance.

Ars also faced opposition from within his alliance, most notably from Morales, his former president. He had previously occupied as Minister of Economy and Finance during the Morales era.

The division between the two leaders was translated into a split into the MAS membership, where some have determined that the MORALES and others support Arce.

This division came to his head In June 2024When the Army of Army, Juan Jose Ziona, leads, An unsuccessful coup Against him. Zionga Public blame Arce for Poverty Bolivia, as well as poor management in the government.

Morales seized popular discontent to develop his ambitions to search for a fourth term as president. After the coup, it is I launched a protest march Against his former political ally and tried to make a warning to impose changes.

After leaving the presidential race in 2025 on Wednesday, ARCE called for “the widest unit” in the left -wing political movement in Bolivia. He said that the force behind one candidate was necessary “the defeat of the plunder of Bolivia.”

He wrote on social media: “Only the unified conflict of the people guarantees the best future for Bolivia. Our vote will unite against the threat of right and fascism,” he wrote on social media.

Morales continues to fight the limits of the period

But the wild card is still to the left of the political spectrum of Bolivia: Morales himself.

Morales is the first indigenous president in Bolivia, a relatively common character, although modern scandals have led to his wide attractiveness.

He was first elected as president in 2005, and Morales was re -elected twice. But his attempts to stay in office crowned the 2019 elections and the subsequent political crisis, which witnessed that Morales resigned and escaped abroad in the middle Accusations that his victory was the result of electoral fraud.

Morales has always sought a fourth state as a president. In 2016, a referendum was presented to the voters in Bolivia who would have eliminated the limits of the presidential period, but it was rejected. However, Morales appealed the Constitutional Court of Bolivia, and in 2019, he was allowed to seek a fourth state.

This led to accusations that Morales had canceled the will of the voters in a grabbing against the anti -democracy authority.

However, the court has returned since then, as it reflected its decision four years after 2023. It has supported that decision on the limits of the term since then Several timesRecently, on Wednesday, with the exception of Morales effectively from the August race.

Separately, last October, Morales faced accusations of legal rape of allegedly allegedly with a 15 -year -old girl while she was president. Morales denied committing any violations and sought to evade chest orders to arrest him.

Media reports indicate that it is hidden with the supporters in the Cothavapba Rural Department in the north of Bolivia.

However, in February, Morales announced his offer to be re -elected. On Wednesday, he condemned the latest constitutional court ruling that supports Bolivia as a violation of his human rights. He also frame it as part of a wider pattern of foreign intervention.

He wrote on social media: “It is a political and partisan rule that obeys the orders of the eternal enemy of the people: the American Empire.”