This archive report was first published on 20 November 2019.
At least 27 people have been killed in Bolivia over the past month, with the latest violence occurring on Tuesday in the city of La Paz, where three protesters were killed and dozens wounded in clashes with security forces.
Interim President Jeanine Anez made the announcement on Tuesday, stating that she would call elections 'as the entire country is demanding.'
The unrest began after President Evo Morales was accused of rigging the results of last month's polls to gain reelection, leading to his resignation and flight to Mexico.
Since Morales' departure, his supporters have demonstrated daily in the streets of La Paz and in some provincial cities to demand Anez's departure.
On Tuesday, security forces lifted a siege on a fuel plant in El Alto, which had caused severe shortages in the nearby capital, but violence erupted as protesters attempted to block the plant's reopening.
Two people were killed by gunfire, including a 31-year-old man, and a convoy of fuel tankers was able to leave the plant for the first time in over a week after police and military forces secured the route.
Published on November 20, 2019.
