Crisis in the ruling party: Arce expelled from MAS

He The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) has ordered the “self-expulsion” of Bolivian President Luis Arce and his Vice President David Choquehuanzadue to failure to attend the national congress of the ruling party.

“The self-expulsion of Luis Arca Catacora and David Choquehuana for not attending the MAS-IPSP congress is recognized,” it read. Roger Wilcarani, member of the party’s organic commission.

The Congress is being held in the city of Lauca Ñ, in the tropics of Cochabamba, the political and trade union stronghold of former President Evo Morales (2006-2019). rejected Arce and the main social, indigenous and trade union organizations because they felt they were not properly represented.

Also in 11-point resolution It was determined that the Disciplinary and Ethics Court initiate “legal proceedings for exclusion from MAS” against several elected authorities for “betrayal of a political instrument”.

The At least 20 people have registeredamong them are congressmen, members of the assembly and other authorities, such as representatives Deysi Choque and Rolando Cuéllar, who support President Arce.

Arce and Morales are estranged due to internal tensions in the ruling party that began in late 2021.. With regard to the demands of the former president for the dismissal of some ministers, which the president ignored.

Not a single official of the Arce Government attended the meeting of the ruling party., nor the legislators who are considered “bowmen” or “renovators”. On the other hand, Senate President Andrónico Rodríguez and some congressmen, governors and mayors “loyal” to former President Morales were present.

Carlos Romero, who was a minister during the Morales governmenthe said in the press conference that followed that what happened with Arce and Choquehuanco was “self-exclusion, because (they) no longer feel part of the process of change.”

On Tuesday, at the beginning of the MAS congress, Arce pointed out that this event is “an attack on social organizations that are actually deprived of their own political instrument”.there is disrespect for social organizations, that fundamental character is not taken into account.”

The congress was closed a day earlier than plannedsays the MAS leadership because of the high temperatures in the region.