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Bolivian soldiers surge into presidential palace, raising fears of coup
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An apparent failed coup attempt erupted in Bolivia after armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of the government palace and President Luis Arce said the country stood firm against attacks on democracy.
Mr Arce confronted the general commander of the army — Juan José Zúñiga, who appeared to be leading the rebellion — in the palace hallway, saying: “I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination.”
Bolivia’s public prosecutor’s office says it will launch a criminal investigation against General Juan Jose Zúñiga and other participants for leading what the government and international leaders have condemned as an attempted coup.
Bolivia, a country of 12 million people, has seen intensifying protests in recent months over the economy’s precipitous decline from one of the continent’s fastest-growing two decades ago to one of its most crisis-stricken.
Tensions have been building ahead of general elections in 2025, with leftist ex-President Evo Morales planning to run against former ally Mr Arce, creating a major rift in the ruling socialist party and wider political uncertainty.
Ahead of the attack on the presidential palace, Mr Zúñiga had addressed reporters in the square and cited growing anger in the landlocked country, which has been battling an economic slump with depleted central bank reserves and pressure on the boliviano currency as gas exports have dried up.
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