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Bolivians Criticize Government on Corruption
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in Bolivia are disappointed with the way their national administration has dealt with illegal practices, according to a poll by Encuestas & Estudios. On a scale of one to five, respondents rate the government’s effectiveness to fight corruption with 2.83 points, down from 3.13 points in 2006.
Evo Morales—an indigenous leader and former coca-leaf farmer—won the December 2005 presidential election as the candidate for the Movement to Socialism (MAS), with 53.7 per cent of the vote. He officially took over as Bolivia’s head of state in January 2006 and vowed to "re-found Bolivia" by enacting a new constitution.
On Jan. 1, Bolivian police commander Miguel Vásquez discussed the current state of affairs, saying, "People without scruples have made it a habit to take money in order to make sure that some applicants get into the Police Academy." Last month, Vásquez revealed that 70 Bolivian agents actively participated in the illegal sale of falsified documents—such as identity cards and drivers licences—which has meant a loss of more than $49 million U.S. for the Bolivian government.
Polling Data
On a scale of 1 to 5, with five being very good and one being very bad, how would you rate the effectiveness of the Bolivian government to fight corruption?
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2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
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2.83 |
3.13 |
2.91 |
Source: Encuestas & Estudios
Methodology: Interviews with 1,340 Bolivian adults in La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba y Santa Cruz, conducted from Nov. 5 to Nov. 20, 2007. Margin of error is 3.0 per cent.