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The commander of the Bolivian armed forces, Williams Kaliman, has urged President Evo Morales to step down amid ongoing anti-government protests.

Protests in the country have been ongoing since 20 October after Bolivian President Evo Morales secured a new term in the presidential election. The rallies quickly morphed into unrest, accompanied by arson incidents and occupation of buildings, including offices of state media.

Unconfirmed reports started circulating on Sunday alleging Evo Morale's plane had requested flight plan route to Argentina. The footage of the alleged escape was shared earlier on Twiter, depicting a small jet taking off purportedly from El Alto airport in La Paz.

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08:58 GMT 11.11.2019

The Russian Foreign Ministry is calling on all Bolivian political forces to act responsibly and to find a constitutional solution to the crisis.

"We call on all the political forces in Bolivia to exercise common sense and responsibility, to find a constitutional way out of the situation in the interests of peace, order, resumption of governance over state institutions, ensuring rights of all the citizens and the socioeconomic development of the country, with which we enjoy friendship and constructive and mutually beneficial cooperation. We expect that all the members of the global community, Bolivia's neighbors in the Latin American region, influential countries outside the region and international organizations will show a responsible approach," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that while the Bolivian government was ready to engage in dialogue with the opposition, the opposition's steps resembled an "orchestrated coup."

07:21 GMT 11.11.2019

Konstantin Kosachev, the chairman of the upper chamber of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee, said that Evo Morales' resignation is a sign that the country is committed to legal, democratic power transitions and he doubts that the Bolivian opposition will follow suit.

05:06 GMT 11.11.2019

Unidentified individuals attacked the Venezuelan Embassy in La Paz, striking it with dynamite, the Venezuelan envoy to Bolivia, Crisbeylee Gonzelez, said.

"People in hoods attacked the Venezuelan Embassy in Bolivia with dynamite and protected with shields. We are okay, we are safe, but someone is trying to kill us. Help us condemn this barbaric act," Gonzalez said, as quoted by the Bolivian ABI news agency.

The incident took place on Sunday following some mobilization calls throughout social media platforms for Venezuelan expats living in Bolivia to forcefully take over of the Venezuelan Embassy in La Paz.

02:43 GMT 11.11.2019
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According to local media, the nation's police chief Vladimir Yuri Calderon said that there was no warrant for the arrest of Evo Morales, slamming the reports as "fake news".

02:01 GMT 11.11.2019

"We express our rejection and repudiation of the fascist practices that ignore the Constitution, Laws and Institutionality that govern the Democratic Life of the Peoples [...] The Bolivian People, Families, Women, Young People, have known 13 years of Stability, Peace, Good Governance and Decisive Progress on Poverty [...]  We recognize the Dignity and Courage of President Evo, Companion Álvaro, and the majority of the Bolivian People...", the Nicaraguan Government of Reconciliation and National Unity said Sunday.

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"I denounce to the world and the Bolivian people that a police officer publicly announced that he is instructed to execute an illegal arrest warrant against me; likewise, violent groups assaulted my home. The coup destroys the rule of law", Morales tweeted.

01:20 GMT 11.11.2019

Luis Fernando Camacho, a Santa Cruz civic leader and opposition figure, said Sunday that an arrest warrant for Morales had been issued, adding that Bolivian police, along with the nation's armed forces, have launched a search in the province of Chapare, where the former president has allegedly fled.

00:53 GMT 11.11.2019

According to media reports, several incidents of arson occurred in the capital city of La Paz on Sunday. At least 15 vehicles were torched. Local media said that damage was also inflicted on the property of the former president.

00:33 GMT 11.11.2019

Following Bolivian President Evo Morales resignation, Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, praised the role of the Organization of American States (OAS) "in ensuring a level playing field in Bolivia’s upcoming election is more important now than it ever has been before."

“Bolivia is at a crossroads, and the Bolivian people must be able to count on the international community in the weeks and months ahead. I stand ready to provide any support that I can,” Engel said.

00:15 GMT 11.11.2019
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Jeanine Anez,who earlier announced that she would assume presidency, following Morales' resignation, announced her intention to hold new presidential elections, according to local media.

"I will be in La Paz on Monday to officially assume the presidency in the orderly transfer of [executive] power to call on new elections", Anez told the Unitel broadcaster.

23:51 GMT 10.11.2019
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Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that the country had received 20 Bolivian officials at its residence in La Paz and would offer an asylum to former Bolivian president Evo Morales if he sought it.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wrote on Twitter that the country "recognized the responsible attitude of the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, who preferred to resign rather than to expose his people to violence".

23:32 GMT 10.11.2019

The president and vice president of Bolivia's Central Election Commission were arrested, on the order of the country's interior ministry, after international observers reported alleged election irregularities during Bolivia's recent presidential election.

"Prosecution has began investigating the facts of the crimes committed during the election in relation to forging documents, manipulating information, changing and concealing results and voter lists, abuse of power", the Bolivian government said in a statement.

23:21 GMT 10.11.2019

"Institutional breakdown in Bolivia is unacceptable. The Bolivian people must choose as soon as possible, in free and informed elections, their next government", Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said.

23:11 GMT 10.11.2019
23:03 GMT 10.11.2019

The Bolivian Senate's second vice president Jeanine Anez announced that she would assume presidency after other candidates to the post in the line of succession after the resignation of President Evo Morales also resigned, media reported.

Anez announced her decision to the Pagina 7 news outlet.

22:59 GMT 10.11.2019

"In Bolivia, there is an ongoing military operation, we reject it. It is similar to those tragic events that enshrined our Latin America in the last century. Mexico will maintain its position of respect for democracy and institutions", Mexico's Foreing Minister Marcelo Ebrard said.

22:21 GMT 10.11.2019

The Speaker of the Bolivian Senate, Adriana Salvatierra, submitted her resignation on Sunday, hours after Bolivian President Evo Morales and the nation's vice president, Alvaro Garcia Linera, almost simultaneously announced their resignations, local media said.

According to the Bolivian constitution, Salvatierra should have gained a superior authority in the country after both the president and the vice president stepped down.

22:15 GMT 10.11.2019

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said Sunday that "violent coup d'etat threatens democracy in Bolivia".

22:11 GMT 10.11.2019

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday that Caracas "categorically condemned the coup d'etat" against Bolivian President Evo Morales.

20:49 GMT 10.11.2019
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