Evo Morales not eligible to run

– A judge in Bolivia on Monday ruled that former president Evo Morales is not eligible to run for a senate seat in October’s elections, the government announced.

Justice Minister Alvaro Coimbra wrote on Twitter “Urgent Evo Morales Disqualified”, after Judge Alfredo Jaimes Terrazas confirmed the former president was barred from running, in line with a decision by the Supreme Electoral Commission in February. – AFP