Opening of state-of-the-art Congress building exacerbates tensions in Bolivia
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By Yolanda Salazar
La Paz, Aug 2 (EFE).- The launch ceremony for the new, state-of-the-art building housing Bolivia’s bicameral Plurinational Legislative Assembly has exacerbated tensions between the ruling leftist MAS party and the opposition, which boycotted Monday’s event in protest over alleged unilateral measures and wasteful spending.
The presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, Freddy Mamani Laura, and the Senate, Andronico Rodriguez, inaugurated what is considered the latest icon of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, which the country (formerly the Republic of Bolivia) has been called since 2009 in recognition of its many languages and indigenous groups.