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Mark Weisbrot of CEPR responded to both of the check-able points.<br>
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There were two counts, a "quick count" and a slower, official one.
They did stop announcing the "quick count", but Weisbrot points out
that this is not at all unreasonable, and further that there wasn't
even the claimed sudden discontinuity in the lead that Morales held
as the vote counting went on.<br>
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He further notes that the OAS didn't present specific evidence of
the claimed manipulation. The OAS report tries to argue that the
distribution of late-arriving votes, which pushed Morales' lead over
10%, looked too different from earlier ones and therefore were
suspect. But Weisbrot calls this out as nonsense: the demographics
are very different in the rural areas where votes take longer to
come in, and in those areas Morales' support has traditionally been
stronger - something the OAS could have seen as well as he can.<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://cepr.net/publications/op-eds-columns/the-organization-of-american-states-has-deceived-the-public-terribly-on-the-bolivian-election">http://cepr.net/publications/op-eds-columns/the-organization-of-american-states-has-deceived-the-public-terribly-on-the-bolivian-election</a><br>
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And then there's Gregory Shupak's writeup for FAIR about US media
complicity in not seeing the coup as a coup (which refers to
Weisbrot among others):<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/5/19 8:07 AM, Mildred O'brien via
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Mildred O'brien <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:moboct1@aim.com"><moboct1@aim.com></a><br>
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Subject: Re: Sen. Duckworth: Responding to your message<br>
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<p>Thank you for
contacting me about
protests in Bolivia
following the
contested 2019
presidential
election. I
appreciate you
taking the time to
make me aware of
your concerns on
this important
matter.
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<p>On October 20,
2019, voters across
Bolivia went to the
polls to elect
members of the
legislature and a
president. <strong>During
the tabulation of
votes, election
officials suddenly
stopped announcing
results for nearly
24 hours without
an explanation
before declaring
incumbent
president Evo
Morales the
winner. </strong>Following
this announcement,
violent protests
erupted across the
country as
opposition parties
claimed that the
election results
were illegitimate
and that election
officials had acted
in bad faith to
benefit Morales. </p>
<p>Amid the
controversy, the
Organization of
American States
conducted an audit
that found <strong>clear
manipulation in
the election,
including
widespread data
manipulation and
altered and forged
records.</strong>
Following the
publication of this
study, the commander
of Bolivia’s armed
forces and the
national police
chief called for
Morales’ resignation
in an attempt to
stem the violent
outbursts across the
country. Morales
resigned from his
post on November 10,
2019 and his since
found asylum in
Mexico, while second
senate vice
president Jeanine
Añez Chávez has
stepped into the
presidency in an
acting capacity
until new elections
can be held.
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<p>I am extremely
concerned over the
growing instability
and violence in
Bolivia and the
potential for it to
deteriorate even
further. As the
situation fluctuates
day-to-day, I fear
for the citizens who
are being harmed as
collateral damage.
There must be
respect for the rule
of law, fair and
transparent
elections and the
right to peacefully
assemble. Rest
assured, I will
continue to closely
monitor the
situation in Bolivia
and will keep your
thoughts in mind if
the subject comes up
before the Senate. </p>
<p>Thank you again for
contacting me on
this important
issue. If you would
like more
information on my
work in the Senate,
please visit my
website at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.duckworth.senate.gov">www.duckworth.senate.gov</a>.
You can access my
voting record and
see what I am doing
to address today’s
most important
issues. I hope that
you will continue to
share your views and
opinions with me and
let me know whenever
I may be of
assistance to you.
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