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Junio 09, 2005
Congress Accepts Mesa's Resignation
Congress has accepted Carlos Mesa's resignation. Vaca Diez and Cossio have both resigned the Constitutional succession. Vaca Diez looks very bitter, while Cossio looks very sincere in his speech saying that he is doing so for the good of the country.
Eduardo Rodriguez Veltze is now the President of Bolivia.
Update 1: 10:59 PM EST - CNN still has a live shot of the inside of the Casa de la Libertad in Sucre. Vaca Diez is in the middle of a receiving line where different Congressmen and women are congratulating him with handshakes and hugs. One particular picture really stood out, one Congresswoman with a pollera (perhaps from MAS or MIP) hugged Vaca Diez, erasing some of my cynicism a bit.
Update 2: 11:16 PM EST - President Rodriguez has entered the Casa de la Libertad to be sworn in as the next President of Bolivia. What must be going through his mind?
Update 3: 11:47 PM EST - Eduardo Rodriguez is being sworn in as President of the Republic of Bolivia. The new President addresses Congress and says he will complete his duty and is says that he will call elections to open up spaces for a new set of representatives.
Live on CNN en Español.
Posted by eduardo at Junio 9, 2005 10:55 PM