Bolivia: Democracy must be respected – President Arce reacts as troops storm presidential palace

Bolivian President, Luis Arce, has insisted that democracy must be respected after troops stormed Bolivia’s government palace on Wednesday amid a coup attempt.

Troops with armored vehicles had rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday.

Reacting to the development, Arce, in a message on his X account, denounced the irregular mobilization of some units of the Bolivia Army.

“We denounce irregular mobilization of some units of the Bolivia Army.

“Democracy must be respected,” Arce tweeted.

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Newspot reports that this is coming as Bolivian television showed two tanks and a number of men in military uniform in front of the government palace.

Meanwhile, former Bolivian President, Evo Morales, also in a message on X, denounced the movement of the military in the Murillo square outside the palace, calling it a coup “in the making.”