The Political Evolution of MAS and Evo
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Our friends in La Razon have published an interesting graph (click on image). It shows the political evolution of MAS and Evo Morales. Albeit, it is in a short frame of time, but illustrative nonetheless.
The most striking element is how sharp Morales' popularity has fallen, from 79% in February to 52% in September. Another striking thing is the support gain from 2002 (this year MAS participated in a national election for the first time) to 2005. It is remarkable how MAS gained supporters in these three years. There is only one explanation, I think, and that is, the collapse of the multiparty political system in two opposite sides. What a difference three years make. Another thing that I find remarkable is the X shape of the bars in the middle. These bars show the result from the autonomic referendum. It is funny to see that as you move from South-West to North-East, the support for autonomy falls and vice versa.
Our friends in La Razon have published an interesting graph (click on image). It shows the political evolution of MAS and Evo Morales. Albeit, it is in a short frame of time, but illustrative nonetheless.
The most striking element is how sharp Morales' popularity has fallen, from 79% in February to 52% in September. Another striking thing is the support gain from 2002 (this year MAS participated in a national election for the first time) to 2005. It is remarkable how MAS gained supporters in these three years. There is only one explanation, I think, and that is, the collapse of the multiparty political system in two opposite sides. What a difference three years make. Another thing that I find remarkable is the X shape of the bars in the middle. These bars show the result from the autonomic referendum. It is funny to see that as you move from South-West to North-East, the support for autonomy falls and vice versa.
