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The former president of Bolivia Evo Morales has given Wednesday a special power to his lawyer, Wilfredo Chavez, and his former chief of staff, Patricia Hermosa, to be registered as a deputy or senator by the Movement to Socialism party (MAS) in the May 3 general elections, several local media have reported.
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The document grants Chávez and Hermosa the task of appearing in the General Personal Identification Service (SEGIP) and the Civil Registry Service (SERECI), among other institutions, to meet the requirements established by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Bolivia to enable the former president as senator or deputy.
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According to the TSE regulations for the May 3 elections, the candidate must be registered in the electoral roll, not having criminal charges and not convictions in criminal matters.
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In this context, on Morales weighs an arrest warrant issued by the Bolivian Prosecutor for sedition and terrorism charges, crimes that he is accused of for ordering to encircle important cities within the framework of the protests that took place after the October 20 elections in the country. However, There is no judgment on any of these crimes.
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Morales resigned on November 10 after the Organization of American States (OAS) detected “irregularities” in the elections of October 20. He is currently in Argentina as a refugee.
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The MAS and its opponents reached an agreement in Congress to hold other presidential elections, scheduled for the senior 3, although they vetoed Morales and his former vice president, Álvaro García Linera, as candidates Thus, the former president would limit himself to acting as election campaign manager.
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With the presidential elections of May 3, Bolivia aspires to settle the political crisis in which it is immersed. More than 30 people died in clashes between supporters and detractors of Morales and with security forces.
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