February 20, 2023, 20:00 PM
February 20, 2023, 20:00 PM
While some activists prepare a ‘flag’ to commemorate the electoral victory of 21F; others called a ch’alla at the autonomy marker in La Paz. In Santa Cruz they called for a rally on Wednesday, February 22, in the main square.
“We call on all citizens in general, so that they can be at the commemorative and symbolic act that We are going to have this Wednesday, February 22 at 9:00 in the morning in the main square 24 de Septiembre”, exhorted Pamela Flores in the city of Santa Cruz.
February 21, 2016 the so-called constitutional referendum was held, a citizen consultation that had to define between the continuous re-election of Evo Morales or preserving article 168 of the Political Constitution of the State; It was Morales’ first electoral defeat at the polls, although he would later obtain the endorsement of the Constitutional Court to run again for the State Presidency.
In La Paz, the Committee for the Defense of Democracy (Conade) publicly called for a ch’alla of the marker of autonomy, which was placed in the Avaroa square in the city of La Paz. This Tuesday is celebrated the Tuesday of ch’alla that concentrates the family activity.
On his side, the members of “Another Bolivia is possible” they called for a “banderazo” throughout the city and its representative, Konrad Arana, said that it will be the way to denounce the persecution that exists against political activists. He recalled that at least 200 people are being prosecuted by the current government.
another activist, Vladimir Machicado, confirmed that there will be the ch’alla in the Avaroa square and said that it will be the way in which the platforms remember that seven years ago they “managed to defeat” the intention of Evo Morales to remain in power indefinitely.
“Seven years of citizen victory, not opposition, where the citizen he told authoritarianism to respect the decision of the people; That is why it is symbolic and historical so that people who want to perpetuate themselves in power know that they will never be able to defeat the will of a determined people,” Machicado said.
