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Exiled Morales's candidate returning to Bolivia for campaign
Issued on: 27/01/2020 - 19:50
Modified: 27/01/2020 - 19:49
Buenos Aires (AFP)
Luis Arce, the candidate for Evo Morales's Movement for Socialism party, said he would return to Bolivia Tuesday from exile in Mexico to begin campaigning for May 3 presidential election.
"Tomorrow I'm going to be in Bolivia," Arce told a news conference during a stopover in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, where Morales -- who appeared alongside him -- is based.
Arce, a 56-year-old former economy minister, joined growing criticism of interim President Jeanine Azez who announced on Friday that she would run in the elections.
"The fact that the de facto president is running raises huge questions about the transparency of the electoral process," Arce told reporters.
More:
https://www.france24.com/en/20200127-exiled-morales-s-candidate-returning-to-bolivia-for-campaign
