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Bolivian Unions Lead Nationwide Strikes Demanding Ouster of President Paz

HeadlineMay 15, 2026

In Bolivia, Indigenous groups, miners and unions are leading nationwide protests, strikes and roadblocks, demanding the resignation of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz amid the country’s worsening economic and fuel crisis. The protests began over a new law that would have undermined peasant and Indigenous land rights. The law was repealed on Wednesday, but the protests are continuing.

Ponchos Rojos member: “We demand the immediate resignation of this treasonous and incapable government, because they want to govern us with decrees. We won’t allow that. We’ll fight to the death, brothers, to remove this treasonous government. Onward to victory!”

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