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Evo Morales Not Trending Among Bolivia's Youth Ahead of Vote

Associated Press

   LA PAZ - A series of memes that have gone viral in Bolivia show
   President Evo Morales combating raging forest fires with a toy water
   gun or a flame-thrower, while others superimpose his image on the
   original cast of the "Ghostbusters" film.

   Many young Bolivians have used the memes to poke fun at South America's
   longest-serving leftist leader and what they say was his delayed
   response to thousands of forest fires they blame on his push to develop
   areas with slash-and-burn agriculture. As the blazes raged, Morales
   appeared in televised images personally battling flames with a
   water-filled backpack and nozzle.

   Supporters of Bolivia's first indigenous president say that showed the
   lengths to which he will go to protect the country's forests, but many
   young people don't buy it. And with young voters making up about a
   third of Bolivia's electorate, they could determine the Oct. 20
   election in which Morales is seeking a fourth term.

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