Bolivia to hold general election after audit

By Our Reporter

Bolivia will hold new general elections after an international audit found last month’s election results could not be validated due to “serious irregularities,” President Evo Morales said yesterday.

Morales did not cite the report published by the Organisation of American States (OAS), but announced the current members of Bolivia’s electoral council would be replaced. Morales, the country’s longtime socialist leader, did not name a date for the new elections.

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The OAS recommended that new elections be held under the umbrella of “new electoral authorities in order to offer a reliable process.”