I am Doris Polo. We are going live to Buenos Aires, where former Bolivian President Eva Morales and lawyers are holding a press conference regarding the conclusion reached by the Supreme Lateral Court to disqualify Morales and former Minister Diego Party from running for Senate in the May third election. Let's listen in part of the movement of Indigenous people decided to this, we decided to govern ourselves. there was governor there was. Social power Union Power, Along with the workers of Bolivia, we had social power. we we had to administer a loan resources well and the question was when are we gonna be able to govern ourselves? This was a political tool that we use for Liberation. But the story was long, but on three occasions, we asked the electoral system to recognize our entity to have so we can have sovereignty of the people. those were rejected. Went along with everything that was demanded and required, then most animals. Two members to former members of the electoral Organization, told us that by that we were rejected due to a demand by the US Embassy in process, so the process continued, and it grew well. That's why we went with the. United left to the first elections and the 90 - seven. We won four seats in Congress in 2002, the the government of Kiddo let's go. They kick me out of the of the Congress. Those we need to live. I was expelled told me that by instruction of the embassy of The United States. That was gonna be I was accused of an assassin drug lord. And there was an accusation I guess a Minister, according to them, they had the embassy had had instructed to expel ever and what they wanted to process me sentence me and not let me participate as a candidate you still looking and this is what's happening is once again the history is repeating it. And I only wanna say brothers of the press political. this political movement is magic Socialist represents the social movements of all of the sectors and regions of my country, and in a short time we were able to make the changes we understand that the conference politics is a science of service and. For the people and it's for the most humble that has been our policy always we made so many changes historical. They were all historical moment like I said. Once in a conference, what wasn't done in a hundred 80 years, we did it all in 14 years about this. We have all of the statistics to know what I'm I really regret. I'm not able to to go to all of the press conference. I'm called to and to enter. That I'm called to do but okay, we began with a steroid policy when we came to government 2005 2006 when the President earned 40000 relevant, I diminished my salary to 15 and all of my servants. Also they they diminish their their income. Other vessels are said about we have eliminated it was reserved, reserved expenses and any other expenses for the President. Yeah hold on. We have we have established policies on to to maintain economic growth and I wanna tell you that last year on October twentieth, we won the first round of elections. The real fraud was the OAS report and. Of the organizations, universities, just show that there was no fraud in Bolivia. They just took my triumph away. We won we won the elections. I was I was compelled to be able to participate in these elections and I did and I accepted they approved in constitution and illegal law. What was that that wouldn't allow me to be a President? But I accept it to be a candidate for Bolivia, but now me I am not able to to be a candidate for the for the Senate. They don't respect any sentence, not even the constitution of laws. So there's all this is a a judicial mistake. Is that this is an attempt against democracy or are they afraid of democracy at the end? So look at this list, I only wanna say January third of this year when the judicial year opened the the Self-proclaimed President said. it should be avoided that the savages go back to power. almost we are no savages for the. For the right and Bolivia, unfortunately, the tribunal Super Supreme Electoral Tribunal, these type of instructions that come from but from the palace from the presidential palace. Brothers and sisters, you can do whatever you want with me, but don't destroy democracy. guilty was the right and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal Don't destroy Bolivia. I've been telling anything Christmases unfortunately and three months they have destruct destroying economy and they're they have. Qué es eso con este hecho, algunos miembros del tribunal elección limpia ni transparente, la transpare. Submitting themselves to the dictatorship and the US policies and this is as I told you that there was instructions to the past government to the other electronic tribunals this they told me after they had left their posts and now once again, you know. They don't want ever to come back to policy. This has been cleared. It's been published in and in many newspapers and Argentina, he told us hello and everything they do just is to obey the these mandates well they have. We have to fight for sovereignty for the Liberation of our people. If we want a sovereign, we need a sovereign country, a dignified country Charles Oh this generation of Louver Chavis Kitchener Korea. There were times when we all worked for the Liberation of our people. A solution, but nevertheless this this fight we need to continue this work with experience with with all of the all of my colleagues, but they are now condemning these attitudes. Fortunately, it's not a hundred percent of the electoral tribunal. It's just some well. what is giving so the people to international community to the families resolutions are illegal and even in constitution of the world but who cares once again I just wanna tell you That we're gonna continue fighting for independence or sovereignty for our identity or dignity working for the for the people. Thank you very much. Hold on. To what a constitutional judge a good afternoon, I'm gonna talk about the context of the situation. One door was when we took the representation of the then President of a Morales. Oh we were clear to. Bolivia It is a as a sport state with with Argentina and this is important for all of the Argentinians and this government of nonstate of law just ever since there was the cool the tab that that has asked everyone there has been many many events that characterize this the state of non government a little. Maybe the most relevant act was the sentence of the electoral tribunal by which tribunal a constitutional tribunal has decided to to uphold illegal an illegal law. However, we want to recover the state of peace and Bolivia with we have finally we have told them that we have all of the elements of international law to be Canada to the Senate. However, you need this unstoppable chain of events. It's important to remember that in January 250. the authority attorney Melissa, who is the attorney of Emirates she was she was withheld. She was when I took it and I wanna say with this that the facts of the potato ship are are ongoing and happens all the time when we say that ever has all of the conditions. To be a senator, it's important to Center our focus on the constitution of Olivia. The 2009 Constitution is paradigmatic not only in South America, but in America itself the most of the constitutional systems when they talk about instant international law, say the following about the international law has. The same hierarchy as the as the local law when you or in the Brazilian case where the international law of human rights is beneath the constitution in the case of Bolivia that the the Constitution of 2009 when they interpret the Constitution must be interpreted, according to international law of human rights that has been ratified by the by Congress. This means that there's not only one source that reinforce evil evil right to be a candidate, so we have to analyze both the constitution and the international law of human rights and what is this law saying that after almost 70 years of celebration in terms of political standards, so you have you can up. Hold your political rights If you had to choose how to exemplify in the best way, I would say that the international law of human rights political say that the political right should be interpreted and the most wide and complete way anything that has to do with limitations must have a very restricted application. This is the standard is. In favor of the application and against the restrictions, this comes from the from the international law and this comes from the international Declaration of Human rights because these are the two sources that we have seen that are the basic for able to be able to be to be a candidate. The Committee of Human Rights of United Nations has said the contrary to what the electoral tribunal of Olivia has said so the discussion has gone to a very interesting place. It says that ever moralist does not have immediate residents moment of of Bolivia Article a hundred and 40 Yeah, I'm talking about the constitution of Olivia says to be member of the Assembly, but you have to have immediate residency in the country, but to interpret residents, it's been the constitutional tribunal of a Bolivia in the year 2018 in a sentence that was published in a case that was presented by a former member of the opposition of ever Morales, who said that the residents. must be understood as where the person registered as a voters and that should be interpreted the following way weather had been voluntarily chosen by the candidate and that this is a liberty of their part of the decisions of life so the tribunal itself in cars that was a process during president presidency We took this position for an opposer of President Morales and the general principle was that if the person for reason for legal reasons, cannot be in the country, me see for any reason this cannot be understood intimidates you that the residency has been interrupted. ever moralist because he was gonna be assessed that was the only reason why we are not If he, if he stayed in, he would have been assassinated. This was this was so what the constitutional tribunal of Olivia said when they're trying to explain how to interpret the notion of residents. so what can we do with the situation and the Bolivian constitutional law fastest the? The CEO of the International Rights of Human Rights Stimulate the The Candidacy of the Constitution of Bolivia, also ratifies this The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, also the Committee of Human Rights of United Nations and the International Court of Human Rights. complete also breakfast and when i speak about the electoral rights julia is has all the very young doon 'yong tribe electoral tribunal avia has ralph us so we have more than enough arguments however we want to the internationally and a new act of everson nanalo't y that is just one more and all the chain of events this is a new blow A new blow on restoring constitutional law and Bolivia. There is a prohibition which is illegal and unconstitutional by which she cannot be candidate to the Senate and that's not only violence international law. The internal love. But also article four of the electoral law in Bolivia, so to all of whom are listening to us, you should see that this is not the tendency of of of where constitutional is going because this irrational interpretations are. With a lot was meant to go, this irrational interpretations only lead for the people are losing their faith on this tutu and constitution This these were measures that were good for the nineteenth century, but no longer for the 20 -first century to to conclude we have Ever model I believe I thought to go to all National and international organisms to uphold his his rights. This is what we have advised them. We have told them to process internally to go forward with the legal process in Bolivia. although we know that the fact of government and this in this dictatorship and how it will turn out, we also have advise them to put all of. The actions to set forward all of the measures and provisional actions to the inter American system of human rights. We have also advised them. We have advised them this because I go to you. We are convinced that the fight continues. Thank you very much. Now, Professor Stephen Yes, Good morning Professor professor has saved me to explain how many topics human applause. In fact, the current regimen in Bolivia is the knowledge. It's not only the fact of government. It's like it's a non state politics. Totalmente mandato lo prolonguen. Pensemos lo contrario funcional. La magnitud de Evo Morales prolongados de dictadura tendrían. And they would have been right politically, but now they do the same. They do it with Congress and the Congress has expanded their term and the self designated President is a former congressman lady who has no no longer the mandate 12. This is the current situation any Americans and in this emergency law. La voz del presidente del Tribunal Electoral Federal, nombrado por la electro Morales por una vía, no es el primer hecho, un descenso asado, el fraude electoral veces a Ferreyra, Ferreyra Said this goes against the constitutional Judas prudence of the of the Bolivian Tribune, a constitutional tribunal itself, which has analyzed cases of of opposing candidates of that had to think about this. yeah same requirements. If you didn't see it of a residency, it should be the one that with which the voter registered just like the professor said. It's believe. United Nations human rights commune had a sister not go forward with this with this requisite see the resolution of the tribunal it's a discrimination ah how they how with this with this Case as opposed to the one previously, we see that we compare the situation of Eva Morales. they compare the situation with that of a citizen who was 10 years 10 years out of Olivia. But beyond all of these legal arguments, there's something of value of common sense that cannot be overseen. what I mean that is not out of. Olivia because he wants to, but because there was a necessity, it was a situation of that was necessary that he had to leave if he stayed. He would have been assessment but getting both of us any dictatorship any dictatorship in the world. That is what it would be enough. just to I mean that's Saturday to go after any opposer. Threatened his life and then not allow him to participate in elections because he's not in the country. But I think beyond any legal argument of residency, etcetera etcetera. It's something of common sense that anybody can understand anybody who has never read a line in the single code. The objective this has pursued is to eliminate ever Morales as a senator. Not let them reach the Senate passive, and this is another of the steps of the of the electoral fraud effect of a moralist makes it to the Senate and then they don't need that he will be able to maintain his party together and what are they trying to do to divide it to destroy the political force, a threat of politics and approved selling paper on which there is a charges of electoral fraud, informed, and of course. The final report of the OAS has not been yet turned in informed because what this report is to say frauds on a couple of a couple of voting polls and what's not, which would have not obtained the elections and through the front is coming and we suspect. Through several methods, there is not there is not a a single way, but we're gonna they're generating violence. They're putting difficulties. We know continue with the Argentinians know by experience what the prosecution means of of stopping social movements because we have had it in our history, we have we have. Seen how the thirties there was an extreme extreme measures the dictatorship we saw what happened in the 50 - five. We saw how a President was overturned when they allowed the better knees moment to take it to take over a seat with. It was legitimate one so the club so it has been this much this impediment to to proceed and with the candidacy was declared last night, he just said we don't think this is something that I have today is the first day of Carnival in Bolivia. Yeah, they took advantage of whole week where there is no possibility to do anything. We don't think this is coincidence. But we have to speak out about another circumstance. Just a couple of days before the election, there could be things that could be complaints that by any person that could be solved by the tribute electoral tribute. So let the candidacy are not sure are not secure. Those who have now been enabled to participate, so the candidate of the President could be can be called out even two weeks before the elections moment. This is the current situation we have what we have in a context in which we have called at the. Government not a defect of government but of state of non state because they don't even respect Elementals the most basic of dispositions that there are seven people in the embassy of Mexico in the past. No, they're not given a safeguard, not even for. El derecho de asilo tradicional o sea, se hizo salir a un exministro hueso, una embajada argentina después hacerlo perseguir por la calle, de la cuales había un español anda. Ricardo franquista del box. And a member of the box party of Spain was leading this this group and he was imprisoned that he was tortured and he's a common jail with the risks to his life. This is this is what's happening now process the process and they were inventing legal processes. This is what we call law fair. I mean. Now, what they're doing is they're also threatening judges and replacing public servants. Medium. We suspect that they're going to go after the popular force that supports Eva Morales elite. The episode is significant of the of how the press is being silenced. Pull it out. They kidnapped the the attorney of Eva Morales and they took away some of the documents she had. If I thought that she she couldn't present some of the documents that she had. of course, these were these were taken away from her and they also yeah. i also fire and complete texture kontrolado ng sesyon the comelec o party mass morales is being is is under see there offices are close to commend and all the documentation It's close inside that office. Electoral Tribunal has solved yesterday to go further on with this what they wanna do is to clean the voters registered and this cleaning up is folks. This would eliminate like 70000 voters, this would be something 11 percent less in the general elections. Yeah, they gonna feel but the violence of paramilitary groups non official groups. you know what he continues, and it's a real threat, say for me that Lucas. there is a supporting and that violence this is an open phenomena that is totally racist and ethnic discrimination the president yourself and who has also expanded on her period and who is a has the the fact of power a I love it has spoken that the savages cannot come back and continue is a we in Argentina know the story far Well we in our popular movement. We're always dirty ignorant. He went in the room and now we see it in our neighboring country due to any reason. Maybe it's not the the traditional key we are okay in any case, be careful because the risk to alter the peace in our beloved Bolivia. When they're in control when we alter the Democratic forms, we can we can alter the peace too. We can all recover. you don't know, but we cannot revive anybody who's dead be careful with this. Audience let's let's be careful with what we do and that's we have we have advised ever Morales to do everything in his hand to to participate not to go beyond the law. Let's go to the questions from the press. Artie Fica vermelhinha To this limitation to your participation in the next elections. And Yellow Well, we've heard in the recent days, the other six, a former presidents and authorities in Bolivia and of all around. We're sure that what happened what has happened. I have seen the solidarity from several people in the world. Looking for and this press conference is how the root rules and how the laws are not respected and Bolivia. There's another Minister. that's unbelievable. that's being processed so that the innings people innocent people are incarcerated and and criminals are let go. We as Bolivians no need to consent things here. there are even ministers with without sentences already innocent people that are disabled to be an authority. That is we can't understand this Amy Castle In my case as Doctor Stephanie has very well explained. En evitar mi inscripción Gabinete mírame asesorada para la calle Decomisar documentos hasta He has explained these documents are the requisites. those two documents disappear, the power of attorney and the military register. Those have been those have been stolen. This this was done by the Minister of Government and the Chief of Police Officer shit this. So what they did was disappeared some of the any paper any legal document and that way he won't be able to participate. Yes. so my my power, my attorney I'm running around because they they, they know that they're followed so they're passing the papers person. Doctor Patricia Thank God She had legalized copies because she had four seen that something like this could have happened. It was clear they didn't want me to register my candidacy what they did what they did what I wanted to nap. Register well, we registered anyway, so I want people to know and all of the world how the potato ship is carrying out at this moment and the socialist of course, it seems it seems like a coincidence that that's the same moment it's. Una semana hasta doce años comenzar calculando la bendición para que el pueblo no puede reaccionar de el dos mil faltando dos tipo bueno, yo me acuerdo. So as I recall back in 2002, people who I was able to be exposed to place a legal requirement and we won although late, but of course, we're with other side of the Justice of truth. Look. Is he going? I'm just like my My lawyers have expressed not only on the legal terms of Olivia but internationally, it doesn't matter because we're on the side of the truth and system matter of time, we think we need and this allows us to join stronger. Let me tell me anything. Unfortunately, the some cream court does not ensure. Free transparent and fair elections of our Constitution, just like Doctor and Doctor Shepherd had have explained. We are totally able able to participate if they respect the they don't look at the National law. Of course, I I could I could run. I mean what is it fear? but I want you to know we are totally informed that the United States wants to eliminate our political party Musk and now, of course, we have more people. they're patriotic people. Hemos claudicado en nuestra posición y que no la lucha anti imperialista. Otro mundo sigue norteamericanos por sí. International Monetary Fund that is our sin that is our crime. We have liberate yourself by the political pressure and economic pressure, and we also started to liberate many brothers and sisters from poverty and now with this blow, this is a frustrated there is indignation frustration and one single day Three act of corruption. This is what's going on in Bolivia right now, so I want to thank all of the messages that I've received the friends, brothers and sisters, congressman and women and we know that the world will always defend democracy. This is a blow to democracy. Constitution and of course with the others. Gabriel Prospera por favor ya veinticuatro luego Ludovico Mori, Luego tenemos a Carlos por favor. ya eres un tipo de cambio, vamos con los Varón y su presidente Morales presente Como animal político que es atendida que ustedes fifty will intellectual kit sining gano'n Hijo de pueblo al pueblo boliviano, no como decía ese momento puedan hacer lo que quieran conmigo, pero que no de eso hace la democracia, Bolivia, las empresas del pueblo no sabe administrar demostrado otra Bolivia. Proven that another Bolivia is possible without the American Empire by nationalizing all of our National natural resources that's and here we're gonna have in the upcoming elections and the private sector Associated Bolivia United States discovered Nino. Social news Right now, the United States was the ambassador's former government governor ambassadors and people are reflecting the best of strategy is unity and full conscience of the people. And I have a question to for the former President Devil. we just it from former president of philippine army maris in buenos aires argentina health the press conference sa long-time aid sa chinese constable ferrera and browse of rony in response to the decision but the supreme natural code of valencia chuba morales from running for the senate now even the political persecution hit country fishing is history repeats itself but said that the mascot remains committed to social exam and meeting the needs of the people across all sectors Morales said that the real fraud, which took place with regards to the general election in October, was the release of the OS report, which fabricated a claim on fraud and paved the way for the November cool. He also slammed the Defactor authorities who plotted to prevent him from running for Senate, calling it an attack against democracy. Now, the movement of what socialism has been outspoken about the close relationship between the head of the TSA and the cool exit. led by as well as the came in second place who is actually running in the election as well for president now many have shown concern for the influence being exited on the electoral board by fire right wing groups such as the Santacruz committee of a right for now that group had previously threatened actions if ever Morales was permitted to run his candidacy so it comes as no surprise and that's all for now I'm Doris Poland, We'll have more for you on from the South as well as you can find this information and more stories on our website now what I'm being told is that the signal actually dropped previously but that we will be trying to get ever again. so we will remain with you now. the Supreme Electoral Court in Bolivia announced late last night that Louis Party as well as Eva Morales would not be allowed to run in the election as it relates to Eva Morales being unable to to run. They said that it was because he did not The requirement as not being a resident, but what his lawyers were seeing at the conference was that he is in fact, a resident and that he didn't leave Bolivia because of his own free. will he was actually forced to leave. We actually have the signal and will be going back to listening to all of these generations that have forgotten to struggle. The struggle is constant. This is to continue to uphold law is constantly. We will continue the problem. We will continue because the people won't stand still Well. Thank you very much with the press. Samba Força The former President of the National government, Every Morales from Argentina and a press conference after the announcement of disabling his candidacy that true the electoral tribunal. let's continue listening. The President of a Mass political party has informed more about the disabling of his candidacy on behalf of the Electoral Tribunal of Bolivia. He says that by director director demand by the embassy of the US, he is being he cannot present his his candidacy. So let's recap on Thursday believes Supreme Bolivia's Supreme Lateral Court announced that Eva Morales and former Minister Diego Party would be barred from running a Senate candidates for not meeting the residency requirements. Morales was in fact, forced out of office in a cool on November tenth and exiled in Mexico, fearing for his life until moving to neighboring Argentina and he had planned to return to Bolivia. his party. The movement toward socialism had long suspected that the Janine Anna's appointed head of the electoral authority. would automatically seek to burn the candidates of several mass leaders many leaders of the movement have been criminalized on what they say a false charges including mass presidential candidate who is permitted to stand in the election All waiting to see if we can get the press conference back, whatever Morales is taking questions from members of the media. Now earlier, Eva Morales said that the political persecution he's facing is history repeating itself, and he said that the Mass battery remains committed to socialism and meeting the needs of the people across all sectors in the country. he also spoke about the number of initiatives that they must party would have put forward, including reducing the income that he as well as his ministers would have taken as an in an attempt to I guess even out the the. Economic situation that was taking place in the country because Bolivia was oh it seems like the conference has come to an end of a moralist on his activities standing taking pictures photos I'm basically closing the conference. so we were just live with believers from a president after morally and his arteries and veins antina That's all for now, I'm Doris Fuller and we'll have more for you as I've said before on from the South and more information can also be found on our website at Tallahassee English dot net as well as on Facebook and Twitter. The toughest sanctions ever imposed by us on a country. The aim ask the United States with the.