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Bolivia's Morales admits loss in referendum on term limits
Source: BBC
Bolivia's Morales admits loss in referendum on term limits
24 February 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Bolivia's President Evo Morales has accepted defeat in a referendum which aimed to change the constitution to allow him to run for another term.
Mr Morales said he had "lost a small battle, but not the war".
With 99.7% of the votes counted, 51.3% of voters had rejected the proposal, while 48.7% had voted for it.
Evo Morales has been in power since 2006 and his current term, his third, runs out in 2020.
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24 February 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Bolivia's President Evo Morales has accepted defeat in a referendum which aimed to change the constitution to allow him to run for another term.
Mr Morales said he had "lost a small battle, but not the war".
With 99.7% of the votes counted, 51.3% of voters had rejected the proposal, while 48.7% had voted for it.
Evo Morales has been in power since 2006 and his current term, his third, runs out in 2020.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35651063
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