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Evo Morales Condemns 'Coup' After Lawmaker Assumes Bolivia's Interim Presidency

Days after his resignation, the former Bolivian leader condemned Jeanine Áñez, who has stepped into the country's power vacuum. Áñez has promised new elections after last month's controversial vote.
Supporters of Evo Morales, who recently resigned as president of Bolivia, take part in a protest march Wednesday from El Alto to La Paz. Morales has condemned Áñez, who declared herself interim president, as the perpetrator of a "sneaky coup."

Evo Morales may be out of the country, but he's not out of the picture.

Just days after the longtime Bolivian president under pressure from protesters and the military, fleeing to over his controversial last month, Bolivia has descended into a muddle of mass demonstrations and anger. And the chaos continues despite an

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