“On this day, we want to propose to all left-wing parties that we meet, that we unite, and the national government will send a letter to all parties, to all the leaders of the left-wing political parties (…)” the president stated in statements to the press at the Casa Grande el Pueblo (government headquarters).

The head of state added that, in this way, representatives of the national people’s bloc will be able to meet, jointly assess the current political situation in the country, and confront the right in the general elections on August 17.

This call coincided with the commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the assassination of socialist leader Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz, who fought for social justice, the defense of natural resources, and the most vulnerable sectors of Bolivia.

With this action, he considered, the government becomes a “protagonist” and “catalyst” in the consolidation of the left-wing bloc to unify “common criteria” and give the population a “true option for government.”

“The national government,” Arce reiterated, “will extend this invitation to a meeting to all our left-wing political parties to form this bloc that society, the Bolivian people—I repeat, the most vulnerable, the common people, the people living in rural areas—are waiting for a response of this size.”

He reiterated that “unity is possible” and that “there are common ground” among the representatives of the left-wing parties, referring to presidential candidates Andronico Rodriguez, Eva Copa, and Eduardo del Castillo, all from the Movement Toward Socialism.

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