Bolivians rebuke Morales in judicial ballot

Source: Associated Press

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Most Bolivians who voted in Sunday's election to choose the country's top judges cast invalid ballots in what would be a stinging rebuke for President Evo Morales, according to unofficial partial results.

If the results hold, it would the first defeat at the polls for the leftist coca-grower's union leader of his nearly six-year presidency.

Official results were not expected for at least five days in the vote for 56 judgeships on Bolivia's top four tribunals, including its supreme and constitutional courts.

But an unofficial count by the Ipsos, Opinion y Mercado polling firm found 61 percent of voters cast ballots that were either null or blank. It said its count was based on 75 percent of the vote.

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Something is fishy in Bolivia.

and recognize fsiled leadership even when the leader is one of their own. (BTW, the protest is based on the fact that the entire slate of judges was already determined by the leadership in the government, a la Cuba. The voters got to "choose" between government-approved Candidate "A" and government-approved Candidate "B".)

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This is why I have a lot of respect for Lula. Instead of trying to be President for life like other left wing Latin-American leaders he graciously stood aside when his two terms were over.