볼리비아 대통령, 대선부정 논란 사퇴…모랄레스 14년 집권종식<br /><br />Amid protests over his disputed re-election last month, the Bolivian President, who's been in power for nearly 14 years,... has resigned.<br />Our Kim bo-kyoung tells us more. <br />Bolivian president, Evo Morales resigned on Sunday local time,... after weeks of fierce protests asking him to step down.<br />"To my brothers and sisters of Bolivia, the whole world, I want to inform you from Lauca N, I'm here with the vice president and minister of health, that I have decided after listening to my friends at CONALCAM and the Bolivian Workers' Center and also listening to the Catholic Church to resign my position as president."<br />There have been weeks of fierce protests over the results of the October 20th presidential election. Bolivia's armed forces decided not to "confront the people" to whom they have a duty to ensure peace,... and eventually the military itself asked Morales to renounce his presidential mandate.<br />The presidential election on October 20,... looked like it would go to a second round of voting,... after the preliminary results showed Morales slightly ahead of his opponent,... but after a sudden 24-hour pause in the counting, Morales's lead had jumped significantly, giving him enough of a lead to win outright.<br />As the suspicion grew over the election,... the Organization of American States, issued a report after an audit,... and revealed there was some manipulation in the election,... saying its results should be annulled.<br />Morales agreed to hold the presidential election again with a new electoral body,... but Bolivians asked him to step down to restore stability... eventually forcing him to leave office.<br />Kim Bo-kyoung, Arirang News. <br />
