Bolivia’s President Resigns Amid Election-Fraud Allegations

Bolivia’s President Resigns Amid Election-Fraud Allegations
In this photo provided by the Agencia Boliviana de Informacion, Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks from the presidential hangar in El Alto, Bolivia, Nov. 10, 2019. Enzo De Luca/Agencia Boliviana de Informacion via AP
The Associated Press
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LA PAZ, Bolivia—Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his resignation on Nov. 10 under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his reelection victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests.

The decision came after a day of fast-moving developments, including an offer from Morales to hold a new election. But the crisis deepened dramatically when the country’s military chief went on national television to call on him to step down.