Bolivia top court upholds ruling blocking banning two terms for president

15/5/2025 6:17

Bolivia's constitutional

court on Wednesday upheld a lower ruling banning more than two

terms as president, in effect blocking former President Evo

Morales from running in elections later this year.



The unanimous decision from the court came after years of

speculation regarding the constitutionality of a third term,

with Morales arguing that not allowing him to run again would

violate his human rights.



Morales has already served three terms as president,

with a court allowing the final administration because his first

came before a constitutional rewrite.



He ran for a fourth term in the 2019 elections, but



fled the country



after the results were disputed.



Morales responded to the court's decision on Wednesday

by saying on X that "only the people" could ask him to give up

the candidacy.



Current President Luis Arce, a former mentee of Morales, has

said he will not run for re-election.