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Ruth Nina stated that preventing Evo Morales from being a candidate is declaring war.

Ruth Nina expressed her frustration about losing her match and warned that she would not allow the elections to take place

The exclusion of former dictator Evo Morales as a presidential candidate has triggered a series of reactions within the Evista wing. Pan-Bol president Ruth Nina denounced a conspiracy to exclude popular sectors.

In her statements, she asserted that not allowing Morales to participate amounts to declaring war. She believes there is an offensive against indigenous nations and the working class. She also accused the government of undermining the democratic right to vote.

The Plurinational Constitutional Court's ruling annulled Pan-Bol's legal status. This decision prevents Morales from being registered as a candidate under that party. Nina described the resolution as a legal aberration driven by foreign interests.

In her view, the aim is to hand over power to a colluding right wing. She denounced that the elections lack legitimacy without the former president's presence.

Ruth Nina asserted that if Evo Morales is not in the race, there will be no elections on August 17. “I guarantee there won't be elections,” she said defiantly.

She claimed that millions of Bolivians have been excluded from the electoral process. She stated that this is an affront to social organizations. She insisted that the people have the right to vote for whomever they choose.

According to Nina, the government must learn to respect the will of the people. She stated that blockades and demonstrations will continue until the Constitutional Court's decision is reversed. She said this is no longer just a partisan issue, but a social struggle.

She also argued that the voices of the people can't be silenced by judicial resolutions. She maintained that the country can't go to elections without indigenous and popular representation.

No one will be able to campaign

Two women sitting in front of a group, one with a red shawl and braid, the other with a red vest with the PAN-BOL logo, both with serious expressions
Nina stated that PAN-BOL will govern for 20 years | La Derecha Diario

Threats of an electoral boycott are spreading across all fronts. Nina asserted that if Morales can't campaign, no other candidate will be able to do so. “They won't be able to enter any community, municipality, and even less so the cities,” she warned.

She also anticipated that political events will be intercepted throughout the country. She also announced the mobilization of women in defense of Pan-Bol and Evo.

The leader assumed the voice of indigenous peoples, whom she considers excluded from the process. She rejected their being treated as small parties or "taxi parties." She emphasized that Pan-Bol represents a proposal different from the “old politics.”

She criticized traditional candidates, whom she described as recycled. She said none of them represent the working people or social sectors.

Nina stated that Pan-Bol did meet all legal requirements. She presented a resolution from the La Paz Departmental Court of Justice that supports her position.

She accused the Constitutional Court of disregarding that resolution without legal grounds. She maintained that the decision is a response to political pressure. She defended her party's work as an organic force rooted in the people.

They fear an arrest operation

A group of people is sitting and standing behind a table with microphones, looking at the camera in what appears to be a press conference.
Evistas fear intervention in Chapare | La Derecha Diario

The unrest extends beyond Pan-Bol. Evista sectors accuse the government of attempting an intervention in the Tropics.

Leaders warned about the entry of weapons and chemical agents into rural areas. They indicated that a plan for repression is underway. They called for resistance in the country's streets and highways.

Warnings against President Luis Arce are becoming increasingly harsh. Some leaders said his days are numbered. They stated that the people no longer believe in his government or his allies.

They also condemned Andrónico Rodríguez, whom they call a traitor. They demand that the sold-out leaders be replaced by new figures.

In Cochabamba and other regions, blockades continue. According to ABC, there are at least 29 roadblocks nationwide. The most affected are roads in the tropics, Santa Cruz, and the north of the country.

Social pressure is increasing, with the support of mobilized grassroots. There are no signs that the protest measures will end soon.

Ruth Nina maintained that the government must yield to popular demands. She claims that Pan-Bol will govern Bolivia for the next twenty years. She says that the current parties no longer represent anyone.

Evistas accuse the "empire"

A man shows a ballot paper to an elderly woman at a polling station in Bolivia during a referendum, with a cardboard ballot box from the Plurinational Electoral Body in the foreground.
Evistas threatened to prevent the elections | La Derecha Diario

The ruling against Morales is seen by Evistas as a maneuver by the “empire”. Evo asserted that the Constitutional Court acts as a political sniper.

The former dictator accused the elites of preparing a rigged election. He said the aim is to legitimize a weak government without popular support.

Attorney Wilfredo Chávez reported that an amendment to the Constitutional Court's ruling will still be sought. He maintained that Pan-Bol has not definitively lost its legal status.

He rejected the claim that any electoral requirement has been violated. He stressed that Morales has the right to participate like any other Bolivian.

The Evista leadership promises to remain mobilized until the ruling is reversed. The stability of the electoral process is now in question.

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