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April 10, 2009

Morales Stages Hunger Strike for Electoral Reform
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In Bolivia, President Evo Morales has launched a hunger strike to
pressure lawmakers to approve a law on electoral reform. The measure
would increase representation for low-income rural areas. Morales urged
support for the law on Thursday in La Paz.

Bolivian President President Evo Morales: “The people come first. The
country comes first. Later come the interests of the regions and
sectors. I send a true greeting to those comrades who are defending
democracy, the people’s vote, the people’s vote from outside the
country, and other demands of a structural nature through this effort
they make, through this hunger strike.”



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