La Paz, Feb 6 (EFE).- Bolivia’s Congress on Tuesday approved a bill calling for judicial elections to finally be held, after two weeks of protests against judges who extended their own terms in office to “avoid a power vacuum.” Under the 2009 constitution, Bolivia’s top judges are elected by popular vote, with candidates previously chosen …
Sofia Andrade, a lawyer, chose over the past month to withdraw all her dollar savings from the bank as the US currency became scarce on the streets of Bolivia. “I prefer to have them at home,” she said. “I fear they won’t let me withdraw them later.” Like her, many Bolivians are withdrawing their dollar…