The domestic political crisis in Bolivia was the result of interaction between the United States of America and the Bolivian opposition, which carried out a coup, and the position of the country’s army in this situation was not on the side of the law and the people, said Dmitry Novikov, first deputy chairman of the State Duma’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (CPRF).
In the October 20 presidential election in Bolivia, Evo Morales won the first round, but his main rival, Carlos Mesa, did not recognize the vote. On Sunday, the armed forces of Bolivia called on Morales to resign to ensure stability in the country, after which he announced his resignation. The entire top leadership of the country also resigned, the opposition was adopted by the vice-speaker of the Senate. A number of countries – Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico – have stated that a coup has occurred in Bolivia.
“If it were not for political interference from the United States of America, we would not have had the aggravation of the situation in Bolivia that we have today. I want to note that if we evaluate the economic component, then compared to many neighboring countries, things went very well in Bolivia Therefore, what happened is the result of political technologies in supporting the country’s opposition on the United States, “Novikov told RIA Novosti.
According to him, in general, such a policy of the United States fits into the course that Washington has chosen in relation to the countries of Latin America.
“The long-standing doctrine that this territory is the” backyard “of the United States is again being actively implemented today. I would even call it the” Trump-Bolton Doctrine “regardless of the fact that (former adviser to the President of the United States on national security John) Bolton “(US President Donald) Trump was dismissed, and in many ways for failures in this area of US foreign policy,” the parliamentarian said.
Novikov added that the presidential elections in different countries are traditionally used to launch various “political technology stuff” from the United States. “In political science, this is called the practice of“ color revolutions. ”In this case, we have just such a situation when, in reliance on US support, the Bolivian opposition essentially carried out a coup, and this is the case when the army’s position was not on the side of the law and the people, “said the State Duma deputy.
Commenting on Morales’s decision to resign, Novikov said that the politician acted as a statesman who did not want to plunge his country into a civil war. The State Duma deputy believes that, having lost his presidency, Morales is not deprived of the opportunity to conduct political work and he will still be in demand by the people of Bolivia.
In recent weeks, protests have not stopped in Bolivia, cases of arson and seizures of buildings have been recorded. On Sunday, a number of senior officials announced their resignation due to threats and attacks on their loved ones.
The Bolivian military, recently refusing to act against demonstrators, sanctioned the use of force against illegal armed groups amid growing street violence.