... stay in office longer than his term limit à la Chavez. Much of Morales's support came from Bolivia's indigenous majority--60 per ... nervous as they claim Latin America is moving ever further away from democracy. Morales announced victory last night in a speech he gave from the balcony of the presidential palace. Watch Evo Morales Give His Victory Speech From The Presidential Palace Of ...

Exit polls last night put President Evo Morales on course for a big victory in the Bolivian electionstomorrow, bolstering his empowerment of the indigenous majority under a socialist banner. Since 2005 GDP in Bolivia, ... expects economy to grow 2.8% next year, stellar by regional standards. Evo Morales routs rivals to win second term in Bolivian elections | World ...

... , coming out of their harvest. "I am backing President Morales with everything I can because he is one of us - an indigenous peasant, a coca grower, ... masses. Emilio Mamani says he is backing Mr Morales because he is "one of us". Known as the "peasant ... ." So, as the polls approach, the key question is whether Evo Morales is the coca leaf champion or the president who ...

... country and solidifying his influence over the country's future. Morales, the country's first indigenous president, remains hugely popular ... in democracy than in accumulating power. Candidates challenging Morales but falling far behind in pre-election polls include Manfred Reyes ... to media reports. "We'll always back Evo Morales' government because he takes into account the ...

... 2009, 19:19La Paz, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) With broader popular support, Evo Morales won relatively easy today''s elections ... term as Bolivia''s President.   Morales, Bolivia's first ever indigenous President, was re-elected with ... . Political analysts have suggested that the landslide victory will solidify Morales' dominance in Bolivian politics and weaken the split ...

... Cruz, he tried to reconfigure the national map to that of the height of the right-wing opposition, by noting that if Chuquisaca and Tarija, which joined the solidly pro-MAS departments in voting for Morales and the MAS today, were added to the remaining parts of the Media Luna, the overall five-province vote is projected to show a PPB-CN majority. This is an extreme and hard to justify geographic ...