Yesterday, Bolivia experienced a surreal situation led by a military man, Juan Jos\u00e9 Z\u00fa\u00f1iga, general commander of the Bolivian Army.<\/p>\n
An alleged coup in the middle of a dispute between the socialists Arce and Morales<\/big><\/p>\n Z\u00fa\u00f1iga attacked the presidential palace, the residence of socialist Luis Arce<\/strong>, in the middle of a tough dispute between the current president and his former ally, Evo Morales<\/a>, for the leadership of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS). For months now, both have been facing each other because they equally aspire to be MAS candidates<\/a> to the presidency of the Republic. In parallel with this dispute, Bolivia is experiencing serious economic difficulties, which has caused a drop in Arce's popularity for months<\/a>.<\/p>\n The leader of the coup is a close friend of President Luis Arce<\/big><\/p>\n All this happens in a country with a socialist regime that has assaulted all institutions, including the Armed Forces<\/a>. In fact, the greatest paradox of this apparent coup d'\u00e9tat is that Z\u00fa\u00f1iga and Arce \"are very friends\"<\/a>, according to Bolivian political scientist Lily Pe\u00f1aranda, who adds: \"The Constitutional Court juggled four years ago<\/strong> and reopened the lists of possible candidates for high military command to be chosen by the president. And he precisely chose Z\u00fa\u00f1iga, who was the 48th graduate, that is, with very bad grades<\/strong>.\"<\/em> Coincidentally, a few months ago Evo Morales affirmed that the Constitutional Court was \"controlled by the government\"<\/a>.<\/p>\n General Z\u00fa\u00f1iga publicly threatened the opposition two years ago<\/big><\/p>\n The paradox is that Z\u00fa\u00f1iga became commander of the Bolivian Army as a brigadier general<\/a> (in the ranks of that army there are two ranks above that: division general and, at the top, army general). Arce promoted Z\u00fa\u00f1iga to the rank of division general after his appointment<\/a> as commander general of the Army, and amid criticism by Z\u00fa\u00f1iga's public threats against the opposition<\/a>, as happened ago two years. \"Clearly he makes a payment of favors surely demonstrating his loyalty to the Movement Towards Socialism<\/strong>. It is a shame that our military institution has to do that\"<\/em>, denounced<\/a>.<\/p>\n Z\u00fa\u00f1iga affirms that he followed orders from Arce, who wanted to improve his popularity<\/big><\/p>\n These events shed a lot of light on what happened yesterday: Z\u00fa\u00f1iga withdrew from the presidential residence obeying an order from Arce himself<\/a>, a surprising attitude for who supposedly He was leading a coup d'\u00e9tat. Before being arrested, Z\u00fa\u00f1iga revealed to the media that everything was a setup in which he followed orders from Arce, who intended to improve his popularity:<\/strong><\/p>\n El general confiesa el autogolpe de Bolivia y la izquierda ya estaba culpando a la CIA \ud83d\ude02pic.twitter.com\/IPwhRP8XYj<\/a><\/p>\n — Emmanuel Rinc\u00f3n (@EmmaRincon) June 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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