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OAS voices support for Bolivia’s democratic order and urges dialogue amid protests

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • The OAS expressed support for Bolivia’s democratic and constitutional order and urged dialogue between the government and all sectors of society.
  • Its recommendations included protecting peaceful protest while guaranteeing freedom of movement and access to essential services.
  • Protests and road blockades caused shortages and more than $3 billion in economic losses before ending after government agreements and a 90-day state of exception.

The Organization of American States has called for broader dialogue in Bolivia, where protests and road blockades against President Rodrigo Paz’s government have led to a state of exception since June.

A high-level OAS mission presented its findings in Washington after visiting La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra on July 29 and 30. The mission included representatives from Argentina, Canada, Chile, the United States, Panama, Peru and Uruguay.

The report urged Bolivia to respect mandates arising from electoral processes and proposed a permanent, plural dialogue mechanism between the state and different sectors of society. It also called for protection of the right to peaceful protest, alongside guarantees of free movement and third-party access to essential services.

Support Bolivia’s democratic and constitutional order and the sovereign will expressed by its people at the ballot box.

· Albert Ramdin, OAS secretary generalRamdin described the mission’s central purpose in a statement.

“The central purpose of this Mission was to support Bolivia’s democratic and constitutional order and the sovereign will expressed by its people at the ballot box,” OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin said in a statement.

The protests and road blockades took place in May and June, with demonstrators demanding Paz’s resignation. They ended after the government reached agreements with some sectors and imposed a 90-day state of exception on June 20. The blockades caused shortages of fuel, food and medical supplies and resulted in economic losses of more than $3 billion.

Dialogue and social cohesion.

· Organization of American StatesThe OAS called for these priorities as Bolivia faces political polarization and conflict.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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