[Note: although the voice quality was clear there was a certain amount of static and radio interference in this interview. Take this into account if you want to repost or rebroadcast this interview. The static comes in about seven minutes into the interview]
Fred (Frederico) Fuentes, based in Latin America talks about the recent referendum in Bolivia, called by the first elected indigenous president, Evo Morales. In spite of right wing calls to challenge the political empowerment of this man (with threats to secede from the central government and form 'autonomous' states) the referendum actually strengthened the position of a President who is introducing moderate reforms that act to phase out the negative influence of multi-national corporations and global privatisation.
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