Bolivia: Constitutional draft approved

Bolivia’ constitutional assembly agreed to a new draft constitution yesterday. The legislature met yesterday at a military school in the colonial capital of Sucre amidst high security and boycotts by opposition politicos. Meanwhile, clashes between protestors and police in the street became deadly after one person was killed.

During a televised speech to the country, president Evo Morales called for calm as well as respect for what will likely be the country’s new Magna Carta:

In a speech delivered in La Paz, Bolivia, Morales said the violent demonstrations in the past two days in Sucre were worrying and that further action was needed to prevent an escalation of the violence.

Morales also ordered an urgent investigation into the clashes in Sucre, and pledged that "those who were guilty of violence would be investigated and brought to justice."

Sources- Xinhua, AFP, Associated Press, Voice of America

Images- BBC News