Food shortages cripple Bolivia, new elections still uncertain

Bolivia remained in limbo one week after Morales, a charismatic leftist and former coca farmer, resigned over allegations of vote-tampering. Lawmakers have yet to agree on a date for new elections.

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Supporters of former President Evo Morales stand next to a burning tire at a blockade along a road leading to the state-own Senkata gas filing plant in El Alto, Bolivia. (AP)

Bolivians languished in long lines on the streets of La Paz on Sunday to secure chicken, eggs and cooking fuel as supporters of ousted President Evo Morales crippled the country’s highways, isolating population centers from lowland farms.