LA PAZ, Bolivia — A Bolivian court docket on Monday rejected a authorized attraction by former president Evo Morales, deeming him ineligible to run for a Senate place in an October election re-run of a voided vote late final yr.
Mr. Morales can’t be a Senate candidate for his Motion for Socialism social gathering as a result of he doesn’t meet the residency necessities, Choose Alfredo Jaimes advised native media.
Mr. Morales, Bolivia’s first Indigenous president, held energy for 14 years earlier than stepping down final yr when a disputed election sparked widespread protests. Jeanine Añez has served as interim president since Mr. Morales resigned final November.
The previous president, now dwelling in exile in Argentina, was barred from working for president once more within the subsequent normal election, which was initally scheduled for Might however has been delayed till Oct. 18 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The court docket’s resolution upholds a earlier block on Mr. Morales’s candidacy by Bolivia’s electoral tribunal in February and can’t be appealed.
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