- Adults in Bolivia are divided on the issues that should be tackled by the National Constituent Assembly, according to a poll by Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado. 48 per cent of respondents want the topic of autonomy to be discussed in the sessions.

Economic stability is second on the list with 47 per cent, followed by the implementation of the death penalty for murder and sexual abuse of minors with 30 per cent, and enacting a run-off for the presidential election with 21 per cent.

Evo Morales—an indigenous leader—won the December 2005 presidential election as the candidate for the Movement to Socialism (MAS), with 53.72 per cent of the vote. He officially took over as Bolivia's head of state in January.

On Jul. 2, Bolivian voters elected 210 representatives to the National Constituent Assembly. Local governments appointed 45 more to complete the group that will re-write the country's constitution. MAS members secured 135 of the 210 elected seats, followed by We Can (Podemos) with 60 legislators.

Today, the National Constituent Assembly will hold its first session. Samuel Doria Medina of the National Unity Front (FUN) expressed satisfaction with the process, saying, "This is the first assembly in which everyone participates. In previous occasions, there were no indigenous representatives, and they are an important component of the population."

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