Bolivia: National Electoral Court Suspends Referendums

Posted 2 September 2008 2:12 GMT

Countries	Bolivia
Topics	Breaking News, Elections
Languages	Spanish

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The National Electoral Court of Bolivia suspended the various referendums originally scheduled for December 7, including the one that would seek approval of the new Constitution. Mario Durán of Palabras Libres [es] has a roundup of the breaking news.

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