"We
are giving up so that our humble brothers stop being kicked, we don't want
clashes", said Evo Morales.
The
president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, announced his resignation on Sunday after a
violent wave perpetrated by opposition groups who are unaware of the election
results carried out on October 20.
I decided to resign from my position so that Carlos Mesa and Luis Camacho stop abusing and harming thousands of brothers... I have the obligation to seek peace and it hurts a lot that we face Bolivians, for this reason I send my letter of resignation to the Plurinational Assembly of Bolivia. said former president Evo.
After
strong violent waves against militants and leaders of the Movement To Socialism
(MAS), intimidation of journalists, burning of residences and betrayal of
political allies and members of the National Police, the country suffers a
political crisis.
In a
statement, the Armed Forces (FF.AA.) indicated that in order to recover the
stability of the nation, a change in the presidency is necessary, “we suggest
that the president resign his mandate allowing the pacification and maintenance
of the stability of Bolivia”, Said the commander in chief of the Armed Forces,
William Kaiman.
"We
are resigning so that our humble brothers stop being kicked... poor families,
humiliated, we do not want confrontations. We have decided to give up our
victory so that there are elections, all for Bolivia, the whole country",
Morales said
He also
collapsed rumors released by ultra-right-wing groups of a possible exit from
the country, "I do not have to escape, I have not stolen anything, if
someone thinks we have stolen to present a test", he adds.
For his
part, the former vice president, Álvaro García, said that the Government
resigns to stop the violence and recalled the recovery of National sovereignty
and the dignification of rights, "we are the Government that nationalized
hydrocarbons, the Government that took poverty out of more than 3 million
citizens", he added.
Evo
suffered the collapse of his cabinet after massive resignations such as the
cases of the Vice Minister of Tourism, Marcelo Arze; the president of the
Supreme Electoral Tribunal, María Eugenia Choque; the Minister of Planning,
Mariana Prado; as well as the senator elected by Potosí, René Joaquino;
Governor Juan Carlos Cejas and Mayor Williams Cervantes, for the department.
Although
the former Bolivian president called on international organizations such as the
United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS) to audit the
election results and summoned all social sectors to a Dialogue Table,
ultra-right groups remained deployed in the streets assaulting the population.
Morales
leaves a country with high rates of human development, guaranteeing the
fundamental rights of the population and with an economic growth of 4.5
percent, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean (ECLAC).
"It
is no betrayal of social movements, the struggle continues, we are a people. We
have liberated Bolivia, we are leaving a liberated, developing country with
generations that have a long future", concluded Evo.
SOURCE: TelesurTV
