Supporters and opponents of Bolivian President Evo Morales both ended a day of p...
LA PAZ - Supporters and opponents of Bolivian President Evo Morales both ended a day of protests with large rallies on Monday, as Morales’ election rival Carlos Mesa assured backers he was headed to either prison or the presidency.
The final, legally binding vote tally gave him 47.08% of votes to Mesa’s 36.51%, less than a percentage point more than the 10-point lead needed to avoid a runoff and giving him another five-year term. “They accuse me of generating violence, lying shamelessly,” Mesa said to applause. “I’m here - I’ll go to prison or to the presidency!”
“Some ask for strikes until Evo goes. Some say new elections, others a second round ... they need to understand that we won in the first round,” he said.
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