Bolivia: Luis Arce assumes the presidency | From …

Luis Arce assumes the presidency and thus marks the return of democracy in Bolivia. After winning the October 18 elections, the president-elect and his vice, David Choquehuanca, received the presidential attributes in front of a crowd gathered in front of the Quemado Palace in La Paz. Dictator Jeanine Añez did not attend the ceremony.

“Bolivia is starting a new era. We thank the Bolivian women and men who come from all over the country with us in taking over the presidential command “Arce wrote in the morning on his Twitter account

In addition, she thanked the indigenous women who prepared offerings at Pachamama. On Friday, Arce and Choquehuanca received the stick of the amautas. “We thank the Amautas and Mama T’allas who, from the early hours of the morning, in Plaza Murillo, prepare the ritual of offering and gratitude to Pachamama. We receive the blessings of Mother Earth, ”said the Bolivian president.

Alberto Fernández, the inauguration ceremony arrived shortly before 11 a.m. The Argentine president arrived in La Paz on Saturday and met the King of Spain, Felipe VI, the second vice-president Pablo Iglesias and the Colombian president, Iván Duque.

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