After five days of a hunger strike, an opposition coalition within the Bolivian national congress has found its conditions met and is ready to end this stage of resistance. The coalition, comprising the Pachakuti Indigenous Movement (MIP), the Movement Towards Socialism (MAP) and the New Republican Force (NFR), joined protesters in demanding a second emergency session of Congress to discuss compensation for the victims of Bolivia’s previous dictatorships etc. The strike was called by seven lawmakers from the MIP, twenty-six from the MAS, and seven from the NFR, who dropped out on Friday once their demands had been met. For a discussion of the MIP and MAP in the Bolivian indigenous context, see the Quechua Network’s coverage of recent elections.
