Call For Autonomy
Eastern provinces in Bolivia including the Santa Cruz has majority of the natural gas reserves. Bolivian president Evo Morales is planning to introduce legislation to tackle the poverty in the country by redistributing the wealth of the nation.
In May 2008, the government of Santa Cruz began conducting a referendum for autonomy from the national government over, among other things, strains between the local government and President Evo Morales. Morales's attempts to change the constitution have been fiercely opposed by opposition governors who run five of Bolivia's nine regions. Final results from the referendum showed that 85.6% of participating voters supported autonomy.
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