Bolivia’s capital under siege as protests and blockades deepen crisis for president

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“Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months after he took office.”

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Wikipedia confirms Rodrigo Paz Pereira is the 68th president of Bolivia since 2025. Deutsche Welle and other sources confirm his administration is less than six months old and facing a crisis.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rodrigo Paz Pereira (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ˈpas peˈɾejɾa]; born 22 September 1967) is a Bolivian politician and diplomat who has served as the 68th president of Bolivia since 2025. The elde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Paz

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Bolivia on 17 August 2025 to elect the president, vice president, and all members of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. Incumbent president Luis Arce of the ruling …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bolivian_general_election

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jaime Paz Zamora (born 15 April 1939) is a Bolivian former politician who served as the 60th president of Bolivia from 1989 to 1993. He also served as the 32nd vice president of Bolivia from October 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Paz_Zamora

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“Two weeks of road closures – spearheaded by the Bolivian Workers’ Central, COB, peasant unions and miners – have emptied markets in La Paz and depleted vital hospital oxygen reserves.”

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Arab News PK explicitly reports that road closures spearheaded by the COB, peasant unions, and miners have emptied markets in La Paz and depleted hospital oxygen reserves. Other sources confirm the COB's role as the chief trade union federation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. Its geography primarily consists of an Andean region to the west and tropical lowlands…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bolivian Workers' Center (Spanish: Central Obrera Boliviana, COB) is the chief trade union federation in Bolivia. It represents groups such as industry workers, miners, peasants and professionals,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivian_Workers'_Center

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economy of Bolivia is the 89th-largest in the world in nominal terms and the 90th-largest in purchasing power parity. Bolivia is classified by the World Bank to be a lower middle income country. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Bolivia

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“The government reported that at least three people died after emergency vehicles were blocked from reaching medical centres.”

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The specific detail about three deaths due to blocked emergency vehicles is found in one web search result ('What to know about the protests...'), but not corroborated by other independent sources provided.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. Its geography primarily consists of an Andean region to the west and tropical lowlands…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia

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web search NEUTRAL — The government reported that at least three people died after emergency vehicles were blocked from reaching medical centers. On Monday, supporters of Bolivia’s influential ex-President Evo Morales cla…
https://apnews.com/article/bolivia-protests-evo-rodrigo-paz-…

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web search NEUTRAL — La Paz (AFP) – Bolivian police and soldiers clashed Saturday with protesters blocking roads into La Paz to press for wage increases and other demands. Issued on: 16/05/2026 - 21:39Modified: 17/05/2026…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260516-bolivian-poli…

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“On Monday, supporters of Bolivia’s influential ex-president Evo Morales clashed with police in the capital city”

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Multiple independent sources (AP, other web search results) report that supporters of former President Evo Morales clashed with police in La Paz.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2019 Bolivian political crisis was a period of intense political upheaval and unrest in Bolivia that followed the disputed 2019 Bolivian general election, in which incumbent President Evo Morales …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Bolivian_political_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — We Are Returning to Obeying the People (Spanish: Estamos Volviendo Obedeciendo al Pueblo), abbreviated and commonly known as EVO Pueblo, is an unregistered Bolivian political party. It was established…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EVO_Pueblo

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Evo Morales Ayma (Spanish: [xwan ˈeβo moˈɾales ˈajma]; born 26 October 1959) is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero who served as the 65th president of Bolivia from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Morales

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“the president, who lacks both a legislative majority and a robust political party to anchor his administration.”

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A web search result explicitly states that while elected president, Paz 'will not have a legislative majority, forcing him to form alliances to govern.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Bolivia on 17 August 2025 to elect the president, vice president, and all members of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. Incumbent president Luis Arce of the ruling …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bolivian_general_election

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In May 2026, ongoing mass protests occurred in La Paz, Bolivia. Miners comprised a large part of the protesters, but they were also accompanied by teachers, farmers, and other workers. The protests we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bolivian_protests

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rodrigo Paz Pereira (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ˈpas peˈɾejɾa]; born 22 September 1967) is a Bolivian politician and diplomat who has served as the 68th president of Bolivia since 2025. The elde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Paz

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“Paz, a business-friendly centrist who came to power six months ago as a wave of conservative electoral wins swept the region.”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Rodrigo Paz assumed office on November 8, 2025, and is described as a conservative who took office less than six months ago.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Bolivia on 17 August 2025 to elect the president, vice president, and all members of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. Incumbent president Luis Arce of the ruling …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bolivian_general_election

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jaime Paz Zamora (born 15 April 1939) is a Bolivian former politician who served as the 60th president of Bolivia from 1989 to 1993. He also served as the 32nd vice president of Bolivia from October 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Paz_Zamora

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rodrigo Paz Pereira (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ˈpas peˈɾejɾa]; born 22 September 1967) is a Bolivian politician and diplomat who has served as the 68th president of Bolivia since 2025. The elde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Paz

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“The COB began by demanding wage increases”

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Multiple sources report the COB demanding wage increases, including a report on miners' protests called by the COB and a report on the private sector rejecting COB's wage proposals.

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web search NEUTRAL — A miner shouts slogans against the government of Bolivia's President Evo Morales during a protest in La Paz, Bolivia on April 11. The protest was called by the Bolivian Workers Central (COB) union to …
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/miners-protest-against-bo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Private sector rejects the wage increase demanded by the COB: “it is unfeasible”.The National Chamber of Commerce (CNC) and the National Chamber of Industries (CNI) rejected the proposal of the Bolivi…
https://bolivianthoughts.com/2026/04/03/choque-salarial/

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web search NEUTRAL — Bolivian workers with COB march towards La Paz.Thus, teachers demanded wage increases in the face of inflation; transport workers demanded a resolution to the fuel shortage; and miners demanded labor …
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/18/no-peace-for-paz-boli…

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“peasant unions demanded a steady supply of petrol.”

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A source ('No Peace for Paz') explicitly states that transport workers and movements demanded resolutions to fuel shortages, and other sources link peasant unions to these protests.

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web search NEUTRAL — This perspective led the peasants to supply a subsidiary contingent to the Bolivian armed forces and General René Barrientos as part of the peasant-military pact (April 1964), which put an end to the …
https://ucp.manifoldapp.org/read/peasant-wars-in-bolivia/sec…

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web search NEUTRAL — Looking at the Bolivian rural organogram, on the side of the pe asant unions. are the CSUTCB, the Confederación de las Mujeres Campesinas Bartolina Sisa. (CNMCIOB BS) and the Confederación Sindical de…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262733687_Indigenou…

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web search NEUTRAL — The formation of peasant unions across Bolivia was a highly differentiated process. In effect, the CSUTCB was tasked with uniting regions with very different historical trajectories of peasant organiz…
https://www.academia.edu/124431828/Transforming_Peasant_Poli…

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“The miners, meanwhile, are negotiating separately for access to additional mining areas.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding miners negotiating for access to additional mining areas.

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“Public school teachers are also holding separate talks regarding salary improvements.”

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The source 'No Peace for Paz' explicitly mentions that 'teachers demanded wage increases in the face of inflation' as part of the ongoing unrest.

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