Coup leader Jeanine Áñez has resigned from the Democratic Party …

The former de facto president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, has resigned from the Democratic Party, denouncing that the practices of “old politicians” truncate the development of Beni, the department where she is from. With a clear proselytizing tone in a video posted to his social media, Áñez assured that “it is time to seek new direction and change, but not just any change but serious and sure change. Local media reported that The former senator is said to go in search of the post of governor of Beni in the subnational elections of March 7, 2021, thanks to the alliance formed by Unidad Nacional (UN) and Hagámoslo por Beni.

Áñez lamented that the department of Beni has been administered for decades by politicians who did not seek the development of the region but rather the construction of “their own fortune”. “A change is needed so as not to follow the game of old politicians passing over power”The former senator insisted and assured that during her mandate, she had not received the support of her party leaders.

Áñez’s resignation from the Democrats joins that presented by the former President of the Senate and former Minister of the Economy, Óscar Ortiz, and the former Secretary of the Governorate of Santa Cruz, Vladimir Peña. Both denounced that their leader and current governor of Santa Cruz, Rubén Costas, had made the decisions of caudillo and joined the annoyance over a possible endorsement of Luis Fernando Camacho as the candidate for governor of Santa Cruz.

In parallel, Different Bolivian media have broadcast the version that Áñez is a candidate for the post of governor of Beni by the Now alliance, composed of the Unidad Nacional (UN) and the Hagámoslo por Beni group, as the leader Jorge Ribera announced on Monday. “The proximity to the Juntos campaign, there was always a possibility. We conducted surveys and it was well positioned in Beni»Added the UN regional representative interviewed by radio Fides.

“Jeanine decided to be a candidate about 15 or 20 days ago, not that she decided at the last minute”, assured Ribera although There is still confirmation from the former de facto president herself. The former president would be registered in the coming hours at the Departmental Electoral Tribunal of Beni. Subnational elections in which Bolivians will elect mayors and governors are scheduled for next Sunday, March 7.