We congratulate the Movement Towards Socialist Party and Luis Arce on their first year in office after achieving victory in Bolivia’s 2020 Presidential election.

These elections were the first held since a military-led coup ousted legitimate President Evo Morales in November 2019 – and we applaud the moves since then to rebuild Bolivia’s economy and to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic after the corruption and incompetence of the coup regime.

We also welcome the Bolivian government’s steps towards achieving justice for all those whose rights were violated and those who lost their lives under the previous coup regime.

Noting that the UK and US governments backed the coup-regime, we call on the UK Government to engage constructively with the Bolivian government under President Arce.

We also condemn ongoing attempts from anti-democratic, extreme right-wing groups to destabilise the elected Government in Bolivia.

We pledge to stand in solidarity with the people of Bolivia in building a better society, and in opposition to any new threats of coups or external intervention