LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Bolivians took to the streets in major cities on Wednesday to heap reproach on President Evo Morales over a police crackdown on indigenous protesters that badly damaged the leftist leader's credibility.
The marchers decried the perceived betrayal by Bolivia's first Indian president of constituencies whose banners Morales had long waved: native groups and environmentalists.
"Evo was a very strong symbol for many people. He embodied principles of justice, of human rights. But now these people are disenchanted," said Jim Shultz, an analyst with the think tank The Democracy Center, which works closely with Bolivian issues.
Some Bolivians, such as 44-year-old schoolteacher Juana Pinto, said Morales had proved a disappointment.
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