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The opposition senator who has claimed Bolivia's presidency Jeanine Anez smiles during the swearing-in ceremony of her new Cabinet at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Anez faces the challenge of stabilizing the nation and organizing national elections within three months at a time of political disputes that pushed former President Evo Morales to fly off to self-exile in Mexico after 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Power struggle in Bolivia: Jeanine Anez at home vs Evo Morales in exile

By Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

Pedestrians walk alongside a highway that has been blocked by supporters of former President Evo Morales, in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. In self-exile in Mexico after resigning under pressure from the armed forces, Morales says he would be willing to return to Bolivia, and his supporters are making a show of force in the streets while his party controls a majority in both houses of Congress. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

The Latest: UN sends envoy to help with Bolivia crisis

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A dog stands with supporters of Bolivia's former President Evo Morales holding a &quot;wiphala&quot; flag that represents indigenous people during a march in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Former President Evo Morales, who transformed Bolivia as its first indigenous president, flew to exile in Mexico on Tuesday after weeks of violent protests, leaving behind a confused power vacuum in the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Uncertainty in Bolivia as senator claims interim presidency

By Luis Andres Henao and Carlos Valdez - Associated Press

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks upon his arrival in Mexico City, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Mexico granted asylum to Morales, who resigned on Nov. 10 under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

AP Explains: The extraordinary rise and fall of Evo Morales

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

A bust of Bolivia's former President Evo Morales stands in Congress in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Morales, who transformed Bolivia as its first indigenous president, was flying to exile in Mexico on Tuesday after weeks of violent protests, leaving behind a confused power vacuum in the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

EDITORIAL: Evo Morales loses his bid for a fourth term

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Oct. 29, 2019, file photo, anti-government protesters run from police spraying water cannons where a street barricade burns, set by demonstrators, in Santiago, Chile. From Honduras to Chile, popular frustration with anemic economic growth, entrenched corruption and gaping inequality is driving the region’s middle classes to rebel against incumbents of all ideological bents in what has been dubbed by some the Latin American Spring. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Latin America burns as economic hardship sparks rage of protesters

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose image is held up at right, and late President Hugo Chavez, left, carries the Spanish message: &quot;Evo. People. Friend. We are with you&quot; during a rally in support of former Bolivian President Evo Morales in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Morales stepped down following weeks of massive protests. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

The Latest: State Dept. warns against travel to Bolivia

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This photo released by by Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard shows Bolivia's former President Evo Morales holding a Mexican flag aboard a Mexican Air Force aircraft, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Morales has been granted asylum in Mexico after he resigned to the presidency on Nov. 10, under mounting pressure from the military and the public after a disputed re-election victory that triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests. (Mexico's Foreign Minister via AP)

Tensions rise as Bolivia opposition leader claims presidency

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and CARLOS VALDEZ - Associated Press

Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Morales calls for new elections in Bolivia following the release of a preliminary report by the Organization of American States (OAS) that found irregularities in the October 20 vote. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Evo Morales granted Mexico asylum

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Opponents of Bolivia's President Evo Morales celebrate after he announced his resignation, in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Morales resigned Sunday under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Morales says he’s headed for Mexico as clashes rock Bolivia

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and CARLOS VALDEZ - Associated Press

A broken portrait of former Bolivia's President Evo Morales is on the floor of his private home in Cochabamba, Bolivia, after hooded opponents broke into the residence on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Morales resigned Sunday under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Morales says he’s leaving Bolivia for Mexico

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Supporters of former President Evo Morales protest amid tear gas fired by police in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Morales' Nov. 10 resignation, under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly demonstrations, leaves a power vacuum and a country torn by protests against and for his government. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Trump: Resignation of Bolivia’s president spells trouble for Venezuela, Nicaragua

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Police guard Congress in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Bolivian President Evo Morales' Nov. 10 resignation, under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly demonstrations, leaves a power vacuum and a country torn by protests against and for his government. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

AP Explains: Did a coup force Bolivia’s Evo Morales out?

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Police guard Congress in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Bolivian President Evo Morales' Nov. 10 resignation, under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly demonstrations, leaves a power vacuum and a country torn by protests against and for his government. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

United States: Bolivian president wasn’t forced out by coup

By LUIS ALONSO LUGO and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Morales is calling for new presidential elections and an overhaul of the electoral system Sunday after a preliminary report by the Organization of American States found irregularities in the Oct. 20 elections. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Evo Morales resigns Bolivian presidency after disputed election

By Paola Flores and Carlos Valdez - Associated Press

Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Morales calls for new elections in Bolivia following the release of a preliminary report by the Organization of American States (OAS) that found irregularities in the October 20 vote. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s president resigns amid election-fraud allegations

By PAOLA FLORES and CARLOS VALDEZ - Associated Press

Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Morales is calling for new presidential elections and an overhaul of the electoral system Sunday after a preliminary report by the Organization of American States found irregularities in the Oct. 20 elections. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

The Latest: UN chief urges restraint for Bolivians

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Police against the reelection of President Evo Morales stand on the rooftop of a police station waving national flags just meters away from the presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Policemen guarding the exteriors of the presidential palace in La Paz retreated to their barracks on Saturday, while officers in other Bolivian cities have declared mutinies and joined protests against President Evo Morales, who has faced two weeks of unrest over disputed election results. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

New challenge for Bolivian president as police abandon posts

By CARLOS VALDEZ - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters against the reelection of President Evo Morales, attend a rally with the coca leaf growers in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. The United Nations on Thursday urged Bolivia's government and opposition to restore &quot;dialogue and peace&quot; after a third person was killed in street clashes that erupted after a disputed presidential election on Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

AP Explains: Why is Evo Morales facing protests in Bolivia?

By CARLOS VALDEZ - Associated Press

Police fire tear gas at demonstrators during a protest against the reelection of President Evo Morales, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. The United Nations on Thursday urged Bolivia's government and opposition to restore &quot;dialogue and peace&quot; after a third person was killed in street clashes that erupted after a disputed presidential election on Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Dissent spreads in Bolivia’s police amid political unrest

By PAOLA FLORES - Associated Press