Bolivian President to report on government's progress, legislative challenge for constitutional change

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz is set to deliver a comprehensive report on his nearly nine months in office on August 6. The address, scheduled during the official ceremonies in Sucre marking Bolivia's 201st Independence Day, will highlight the administration's key initiatives and future plans.

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On August 6, we will continue with the protocolary acts to celebrate the national holidays, but it will also be the space in which the president will give a management report and will also highlight the key ideas of what he has entrusted to us, the entire team of ministers and collaborators around us, to insist that the time for transformations has arrived.

According to government spokesperson José Luis Gálvez, the president will use the occasion to "insist that the time for transformations has arrived." Gálvez indicated that Paz would detail specific decisions and actions his administration intends to take. The government has stressed its commitment to structural reforms, including a proposed "50/50" policy for resource redistribution and competencies.

Paz assumed leadership on November 8, 2025, amidst a severe economic crisis. His administration has focused on implementing significant structural changes. Gálvez noted that while many transformations can be enacted without altering the current Political Constitution of the State (CPE), certain aspects, such as a partial constitutional amendment proposed in Cochabamba, would require the attention of the Legislative Assembly.

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There are many things that can and must be done without having to face a change to the Constitution.

"There are many things that can and must be done without having to face a change to the Constitution," Gálvez stated. However, he added that the challenge of considering partial constitutional changes rests with the legislative branch. The government maintains that substantial progress can be achieved even with the existing constitutional framework.

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But the challenge will fall to the other branch of the state, which is the Legislative Assembly, to address this issue (of possible constitutional change).