Bolivian opposition candidate invited to participate in vote audit, government says

Bolivian opposition candidate invited to participate in vote audit, government says
Demonstrators block a street during a protest in La Paz, Bolivia October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Copyright KAI PFAFFENBACH(Reuters)
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LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian opposition candidate Carlos Mesa is welcome to participate in an audit of votes cast in the country's recent presidential election, Vice President Alvaro Garcia said on Tuesday.

Bolivia has been convulsed by protests since Oct. 20, when its Supreme Electoral Tribunal abruptly suspended publication of results from an electronic count that eventually gave President Evo Morales a fourth term, leading to accusations of fraud from Mesa and his supporters.

(Reporting by Vivian Sequera in La Paz, Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb in Bogota, Editing by Catherine Evans)

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