Hey! It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? And hey again — it’s been a while since we’ve talked about Evo. What’s he been up to?
What else but going up against corruptos, cheating the Grim Reaper, and just generally being the world’s humblest badass. Check it out:
In short, just Evo’s usual. He’s been through this sort of thing before, probably so many times that he’s yawning at this point.
But there is one catch: This time, the assassins could be coming from inside the house, so to speak — according to him, they came on behalf of his own party’s current incumbent in the Palacio Quemado, Luis Arce. Who has been — well, let’s just say that he’s no Evo.
In fact, Arce’s been acting more like one of the opposition than one of the MAS party, and that’s why Evo’s running for president again in next year’s election, this time in opposition to him.
Arce’s approval rating is down to just 38%, and he’s already survived one coup attempt, by a renegade faction of the Bolivian military. He’s not the popular candidate that he was when he first took office.
Little wonder Evo is smelling blood. He’s won a constitutional challenge, too, so the “term limits” barrier is bunkum. He is within his rights to run, and he is doing so.
And moreover, he’s still the more popular guy by far. Which is probably why Arce & Co., in turn, have it in for him.
Now, it seems that they’re throwing all the half-cooked spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. Everything from accusations of corruption to statutory rape are being tried, and I’m skeptical of all of it. In this age of weaponized scandal, it’s the only way to be.
Watch this space, folks, it’s gonna get very interesting.
