Morales, the former president of Bolivia, has announced that the congress of his party, Movement towards Socialism (MAS), will take place next Monday. He stated that he has submitted a legal appeal to the electoral body to supervise the meeting where a new board will be elected. The congress will take place in Villa Tunaria, a town in the Tropic of Cochabamba that is a political and union stronghold for MAS.
Invitations have already been sent out to President Luis Arce, Vice President David Choquehuanca, ministers, and ambassadors. The congress will have 1,300 regular delegates and at least 20,000 additional attendees. Morales explained that he submitted a memorandum to the First Constitutional Chamber of La Paz to request a precautionary measure to ensure the congress is supervised by the electoral body.
The tensions between Morales and President Arce’s ruling bloc have been ongoing since 2021. Last year, differences deepened when a national congress of the party led to Morales being named the “sole candidate” for the 2025 presidential elections. Issues arose when the TSE annulled a congress in 2023 and called for a new consensual one, which the two factions have not agreed upon.
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