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Former Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 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 Interview: Evo Morales wants UN mediation in Bolivia

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO - Associated Press

A supporter of former President Evo Morales is detained during clashes with police, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Bolivia's new interim president Jeanine Anez faces the challenge of stabilizing the nation and organizing national elections within three months at a time of political disputes that pushed Morales to fly off to self-exile in Mexico after 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Bolivia: 5 dead in clashes challenging interim government

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JUAN KARITA - Associated Press

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

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 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

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

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

Jeanine Anez, the Senate's second vice president, gives a press conference at Congress in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Anez, an opposition politician, called a legislative session on Tuesday to formally accept President Evo Morales' resignation and choose an interim replacement. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Opposition lawmaker claims presidency in crisis-torn Bolivia

By PAOLA FLORES - Associated Press

Police patrol on the sidelines of a march by supporters of former President Evo Morales, arriving from El Alto and entering 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)

Morales’ exit stymies comeback for Latin America’s left

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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