Activist Peter Erlwein Beckhauser was removed from the list of candidates of the Unidad alliance. He had been announced as a candidate for alternate deputy for Santa Cruz. His name began circulating in the media after achieving the cancellation of the legal status of Pan-Bol and FPV.
He also filed appeals against the Movimiento Tercer Sistema and alerted about irregularities in the 14 national parties. But it was precisely that activism that ended up marginalizing him from the alliance led by Samuel Doria Medina.
On Monday night, Beckhauser broke into tears during a television interview. "They took me off the list, they left me alone," he stated.
He added that he was betrayed by those who invited him to be a candidate. Then he launched harsh words against the leader of Unidad. "Cowardly bastard," he snapped live.
Beckhauser had gained notoriety for his role in dismantling acronyms allied to evismo. His complaints to the TSE led to the annulment of the legal status of FPV and Pan-Bol.
He also filed appeals against the MTS, which supports Andrónico Rodríguez. He claims to have identified grounds to disqualify the 14 national parties. "The democratic system could collapse," he warned.
The Unidad alliance justified its decision with a statement issued on Tuesday. It accused the activist of judicializing the electoral process.
It also said that he had attacked democratic parties. "He no longer deserves our trust," the document states. The text also reproached his behavior in front of the cameras.
In his defense, Beckhauser said that his actions were in defense of democracy. He recalled that he began his investigation motivated by personal disappointment. He revealed that his ex-partner was a TSE member and to annoy her, he started reviewing public documentation of the tribunal.
From that search, he extracted legal arguments that he later used against various acronyms. He mentioned that he found omissions in financial statements and leadership renewals.
In the case of MAS, he pointed out that there were 12 million bolivianos poorly accounted for. He held Evo Morales responsible for those failures. He also stated that MAS should be annulled.
The activist said that "blocking the left" was his motivation. He stated that MAS destroyed the country in two decades of power.
He said that his actions had a patriotic purpose. "They have left us on the brink of hyperinflation," he assured. He added that his fight is also against populism.
Beckhauser was nationalized Bolivian by his father, originally from Santa Cruz. He recounted that he arrived in the country at the age of three.
