| A protester blocks a highway in La Guardia, | | | | income from their states. President Morales |
| Bolivia, 20 Aug 2008Demonstrators opposed to | | | | recently won an overwhelming victory in a |
| Bolivian President Evo Morales' reform plans | | | | national recall referendum and says the |
| have set up roadblocks in parts of the | | | | outcome reaffirms his mandate and validates |
| country's energy-rich east on the second day | | | | his plans. Four opposition governors were |
| of an anti-government strike.President | | | | reaffirmed in the referendum as well.The |
| Morales condemned the protest Wednesday and | | | | president's critics are also concerned about |
| threatened to take measures to restore order. | | | | the president's proposals to write a new |
| Tuesday, the conservative governors of five | | | | constitution. They say Mr. Morales leans too |
| low-lying eastern states began the strike to | | | | far to the political left and is allied too |
| demand greater autonomy for their energy-rich | | | | closely with Venezuela's socialist president, |
| region. Mr. Morales' critics oppose his plans | | | | Hugo Chavez. Some information for this report |
| to redistribute natural gas revenues to the | | | | was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters. |
| poor, saying they want to keep more of that | | | | |