The Americas | Double trouble
Bolivia’s left wing is at war with itself
The feud is preventing the government from addressing a looming economic crisis
|La Paz
Meetings of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) used to be soporific affairs. Not any more. These days they erupt into brawls, with bottles and chairs soaring over the mêlée, before they are broken up with tear gas.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Feuding leftists, hidden crisis”
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