translated from Spanish: Bolivia elections: Evo Morales called on citizens to fulfill their “democratic duty”

Legislative and presidential elections are held this Sunday in Bolivia, where the nation’s current representative, Evo Morales, is running for his fourth re-election. On polling day, it began at 08:00 local hours (09:00 from Chile) and polling stations are expected to remain open for eight hours throughout the country. Morales, a favorite according to the polls, voted past 08:30 locally in Cochabamba, where he called for participation. The political leader communicated on his Twitter account: “By defraying we fulfill a democratic duty. I call on the Bolivian people to cast their votes and elect authorities so that our beloved Bolivia will remain a model of democracy. We are very optimistic, we have a lot of confidence, fundamentally in democracy.” These elections will be overseen by 92 observers from the OAS and other international agencies, in order to denounce whether there is fraud to benefit the current ruler, as the opposition has denounced. In total, 7,315,364 Bolivians are called to vote on the national electoral roll. For this purpose, 5,301 electoral venues (public or private schools) were enabled, while Bolivians abroad vote in embassies and consulates. So far, no incidents have been reported at polling stations, according to a report from the Policía.Al to defray we are fulfilling a democratic duty. I call on the Bolivian people to cast their votes and elect authorities so that our beloved #Bolivia will remain a model of democracy. We are very optimistic, we have a lot of confidence, fundamentally in democracy. pic.twitter.com/bszEf3OrFZ—Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) October 20, 2019

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