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Bolivia's Top Court Blocks Morales's 2025 Presidential Bid

Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal bars former president Evo Morales from running in 2025, upholding term limits for elected officials.

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PoliticsElectionsLatin AmericaLawBoliviaTerm Limits

Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional De Bolivia (Tcp)Movimiento Al Socialismo (Mas)OeaTribunal Supremo Electoral (Tse)

Evo MoralesLuis Arce

What prompted the Constitutional Tribunal's recent decision?: The ruling stems from a deputy's request for clarification on a third term bid; the TCP affirmed the constitutional limit of two terms for all three branches of government, extending the restriction to consecutive or non-consecutive periods.
How has Morales's potential candidacy affected Bolivian politics?: Morales's aspiration to run again in 2025 caused division within the ruling MAS party, particularly straining his relationship with President Arce; Morales has not yet publicly commented on the TCP's recent ruling.
What is the status of President Arce's parallel initiative on term limits?: President Luis Arce's parallel initiative to hold a referendum on term limits is under review by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), which previously requested clarifications from the executive.
What are the implications of this ruling for other elected officials in Bolivia?: The decision reinforces a previous ruling from December 2023 and prevents any elected official who has served two terms from running for other high-ranking positions like vice president or president of the legislature.
What is the main ruling of the Bolivian Constitutional Tribunal regarding the reelection of public officials?: Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal (TCP) has ruled that a public official cannot seek a second reelection, whether consecutively or discontinuously, effectively barring former president Evo Morales from the 2025 presidential elections.

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