La Paz, NU Online
Bolivia"s Movement Towards Socialism of President Evo Morales boasts a firm 50.7 percent victory in the Constituency Assembly election, said the National Election Commission.
After 99.7 percent votes counted, the MAS won 139 of 255 Assembly seats with support from opposition pillars like Santa Cruz and Tarija provinces.
<>The MAS could run up to 151 seats counting 12 from allied parties like Movimiento Bolivia Libre (MBL), Movimiento Ciudadano San Felipe de Austria (MCSFA) and Movimiento Originario Popular (MOP).
Yet the figure will not give the MAS the two thirds it needs to approve a new Constitution.
Nevertheless, it is working on new alliances in Oruro, Cochabamba, Potosi, Pando and Santa Cruz provinces.
The MAS seeks consensus on the measures adopted along five months of government to benefit everyone and secure domestic socio-economic changes.
The Assembly will be set up August 6 in Sucre, the historic capital of Bolivia.
However, not everything is running smoothly, as unrest has been reported in Tarija, Beni, Pando and Santa Cruz, the provinces where vote for an autonomy prevailed.
Mayor Ruben Costas and Civic Committee Leader German Antelo received additional police custody at state-run facilities in Santa Cruz. President Evo Morales said the situation was momentary, due to the occupation of Central Obrera Union offices. (pl/dar)