Assembly OKs new constitution
Defying an opposition boycott, Bolivia’s constitutional assembly approved a charter that would empower the nation’s indigenous majority and let President Evo Morales run for reelection indefinitely.
The new constitution must be approved by Bolivians in a national referendum. No date has been set, and it is not expected to be held until September 2008.
Opposition leaders vowed to launch protests and legal challenges to the new document, which they say does not represent all Bolivians.
But supporters say the charter is needed to give Bolivia’s indigenous population greater autonomy and control of its land.
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