“My greatest wish is to return to Bolivia. It’s just a matter of time, ”said Morales yesterday (local time) at a press conference in his exile in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
Arce had won the presidential election on Sunday with more than 52 percent of the vote, according to projections. His main rival, the conservative ex-president Carlos Mesa, only got around 31.5 percent of the vote.
Choice „clean and transparent“
According to the highest electoral court, the turnout was 87 percent. „This is one of the highest values in history,“ said the head of the committee, Salvador Romero. The election was „clean and transparent“. In Bolivia, voting is compulsory. According to Romero, voter turnout is usually around 80 percent.
Morales resigned about a year ago after re-election overshadowed by allegations of manipulation in the face of mass protests and under pressure from the army. He had ruled Bolivia for 13 years. In 2005 he was elected the first indigenous president in Latin America.
