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Viewing cable 06LAPAZ3131, SIX OF NINE GOVERNORS "BREAK TIES" WITH GOB

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06LAPAZ3131 2006-11-20 21:00 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy La Paz
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RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 4752
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RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 9226
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL
UNCLAS LA PAZ 003131 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON BL
SUBJECT: SIX OF NINE GOVERNORS "BREAK TIES" WITH GOB 
 
 
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Summary 
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1. (SBU) On November 17, the GOB announced a new plan, 
comprised of a law and supreme decree, which would permit the 
Bolivian congress to supervise and censure department 
prefects (governors).  The GOB argues the plan is meant to 
provide assurances to the public that local authorities spend 
funds appropriately.  In response, on November 18, six of 
Bolivia's nine governors signed an agreement "breaking 
relations" with the GOB, shattering the illusion that the GOB 
and governors were working together.  The GOB's plan appears 
to be a not very subtle attempt to control governors who do 
not follow the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) line.  While 
Morales has not yet reacted to the prefects' declaration, 
this impasse sets a new low point in relations between the 
central and regional governments.  End Summary. 
 
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GOB Supervision 
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2. (SBU) The GOB announced on November 17 a new plan, 
comprised of a law and supreme decree, which would permit the 
Bolivian congress to supervise and censure department 
prefects (governors).  Under the plan, either congressional 
chamber could take up its supervisory authority when it 
received a complaint from a departmental council.  (Note: 
Morales' MAS controls the lower house.  End Note).  The GOB 
argues the plan is meant to provide assurances to the public 
that local authorities spend funds appropriately.  In 
defending the plan, President Morales stated, "If there is 
transparency in the management of the people's money, . . . 
none of the national authorities should be afraid of the 
people and its institutions."  The GOB will present its plan 
to congress on November 21.  The MAS has encouraged allied 
social sector groups to march in favor of its plan. 
 
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Governors' Response 
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3. (SBU) In response, on November 18, after meeting for 
several hours in Trinidad, the capital of Beni Department, 
six of Bolivia's nine governors signed an agreement "breaking 
relations" with the GOB.  The six governors (none of which 
are MAS) represent the departments of Santa Cruz, Tarija, 
Pando, Beni, Cochabamba and La Paz.  Oruro's governor, a 
member of the MAS, attended the weekend meeting but did not 
sign the agreement.  Included in the agreement was the 
statement, "We are breaking relations with the executive.  We 
will not agree to any meetings called by the president which 
attempt to change the governing structure, undermine the law 
and destabilize elected authorities."  Cochabamba Governor 
Manfred Reyes Villa bluntly called the plan, "an attack 
against democracy, a coup d'etat against the prefects 
(governors)."  The six governors also stated they will no 
longer work with Fabian Yaksi, the vice-minister of 
decentralization, who is seen as the force behind the GOB's 
plan.  Civic groups from the six departments are planning to 
meet November 23 to discuss their strategy regarding the 
GOB's plan as well as their response to recent developments 
in the Constituent Assembly (septel). 
 
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A Shift in the Relationship 
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4. (SBU) The prefects' declaration shatters the impression 
President Morales has sought to cultivate that he and the 
prefects had been working together.  The concept of 
decentralization is very new in Bolivian politics, as 
governors were first directly elected in December 2005. 
Decentralization remains a very contentious issue.  The MAS 
opposes greater autonomy, while opposition parties and the 
eastern departments favor further decentralization.  In July, 
the four eastern "media luna" departments of Beni, Pando, 
Santa Cruz and Tarija, which constitute the heart of MAS 
opposition, voted for greater autonomy.  The five western 
departments voted against it.  Prior to November 17, Morales 
gave the impression he would respect the July referendum 
results and was regularly meeting with the prefects on a 
range of issues. 
 
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Comment 
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5. (SBU) The GOB's plan appears to be a not very subtle 
attempt to control governors who do not follow the MAS line. 
The relationship between the central government and the 
departments is complicated.  Given that the central 
government controls the police and provides the majority of 
funding to departmental budgets, and that the "media luna" 
controls the country's resources (including natural gas), 
both sides have an interest in working together.   While 
Morales has not yet reacted to the prefects' declaration, 
this impasse sets a new low point in relations between the 
central and regional governments.  End Comment. 
GOLDBERG