This archive report was first published on 10 November 2019.
On November 10, 2019, Bolivian President Evo Morales addressed the nation, calling for new national elections to allow the Bolivian people to democratically elect new authorities.
As part of his plan, Morales announced that the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal would be replaced, meeting a key demand of opposition leaders who had accused its members of rigging the vote count in Morales' favor.
However, Morales did not indicate whether he would run for re-election, leaving the question of his future in politics open.
The decision came after the Organization of American States (OAS) said it could not validate the results of the October 20 elections, citing a range of "irregularities" discovered during an independent audit.
The OAS called for the results to be annulled and the electoral process to begin again, with the first round of new elections to take place as soon as a new electoral tribunal is in place.
The announcement followed a day of protests, in which police in three cities joined anti-government demonstrations and the opposition rejected Morales' appeal for urgent, open-ended dialogue.
Three people have died and hundreds have been injured in often violent protests since Morales claimed to have won a fourth consecutive term in a first-round victory in last month's poll.
