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<span>The electoral court cited technical reasons for Morales' disqualification, noting that his newly formed political faction 'Evo Pueblo' lacks official party status, while an alternative party he attempted to use, PAN-BOL, had its legal status revoked for failing to meet the 3% threshold in previous elections.</span

The electoral court cited technical reasons for Morales' disqualification, noting that his newly formed political faction 'Evo Pueblo' lacks official party status, while an alternative party he attempted to use, PAN-BOL, had its legal status revoked for failing to meet the 3% threshold in previous elections.

<span>President Luis Arce, whose popularity has declined amid economic challenges, withdrew from the race and nominated his senior minister, Eduardo del Castillo, as the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party candidate, leading to a three-way split within the ruling party.</span

President Luis Arce, whose popularity has declined amid economic challenges, withdrew from the race and nominated his senior minister, Eduardo del Castillo, as the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party candidate, leading to a three-way split within the ruling party.

<span>The Constitutional Court recently ruled to ban citizens from running for more than two presidential terms, further complicating Morales' attempt to return to office after serving as president from 2006 to 2019, during which he became Bolivia's first Indigenous president.</span

The Constitutional Court recently ruled to ban citizens from running for more than two presidential terms, further complicating Morales' attempt to return to office after serving as president from 2006 to 2019, during which he became Bolivia's first Indigenous president.

<span>Ten political organizations successfully registered their candidates before the deadline, including opposition figures Samuel Doria Medina, a former cement tycoon, and Jorge 'Tuto' Quiroga, who served as president from 2001-2002.</span

Ten political organizations successfully registered their candidates before the deadline, including opposition figures Samuel Doria Medina, a former cement tycoon, and Jorge 'Tuto' Quiroga, who served as president from 2001-2002.

<span>The disqualification decisions have sparked calls for protests, with Morales supporters organizing demonstrations in La Paz and El Alto, while both Morales and Rodríguez have condemned the court's decisions as politically motivated attacks on democracy.</span

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The disqualification decisions have sparked calls for protests, with Morales supporters organizing demonstrations in La Paz and El Alto, while both Morales and Rodríguez have condemned the court's decisions as politically motivated attacks on democracy.

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<span>Bolivia: Electoral Court Disqualifies Evo Morales From Presidential Race</span>

Bolivia: Electoral Court Disqualifies Evo Morales From Presidential Race

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The court's decisions uphold crucial democratic principles and constitutional rules, preventing the perpetuation of personalistic power. By enforcing term limits and proper party registration requirements, these rulings protect Bolivia's institutional framework and ensure all candidates must follow the same legal standards, regardless of their political influence.

<span>The court's decisions uphold crucial democratic principles and constitutional rules, preventing the perpetuation of personalistic power. By enforcing term limits and proper party registration requirements, these rulings protect Bolivia's institutional framework and ensure all candidates must follow the same legal standards, regardless of their political influence.</span>

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