translated from Spanish: Evo Morales for economic crisis in Argentina: “This is what neoliberalism is like”

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales referred to the deep economic crisis affecting Argentina, which led the official government led by Mauricio Macri to suffer a devastating defeat in the presidential primaries in the face of the oposi duo Aníbal Fernández and Cristina Fernández.Al about Morales noted that “Argentina returns the right (referring to Macri), the economic policies of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are back, now how it is. We have relatives who are returning en masse,” he said, appealing to the large number of migrants who traditionally went from Bolivia to Argentina in search of better job opportunities. The President spoke about the situation during an event in which he was proclaimed as a candidate for the general elections on October 20 by the trade unions and social sectors of the department of La Paz. Morales also noted that “I wouldn’t want that to happen, it’s our responsibility (…) That’s what neoliberalism is like. That is why unity will always be the triumph of the Bolivian people.” The current representative will thus seek a fourth consecutive term until 2025, an option that was endorsed by the Bolivian electoral body in 2018 based on a 2017 Constitutional Court ruling recognizing the right to the indefinite election.

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