Event overview
Unrest Boils in Bolivia as Some Demand President’s Resignation
Protests against Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz intensified in La Paz, with clashes between demonstrators and security forces and food shortages fueling anger. Several reports describe road blockades and disruptions to supply of food, fuel, and medicine as thousands participate, while authorities grapple with the unrest. Disputes include whether the protests have escalated into violent clashes and looting, with some sources emphasizing the economic crisis driving dissent and others noting continued calls for Paz’s resignation. NPR and France 24 highlight siege conditions and police clashes; Bloomberg notes violence and food shortages; Al Jazeera cites broad participation across sectors.
Bloomberg reports food shortages and protests as neighbors and stakeholders react to the unrest; the immediate stake includes disruption of supplies in La Paz and public disorder, with political pressure on Paz to resign.
Unrest Boils in Bolivia as Some Demand President’s Resignation
Violent clashes in Bolivia intensified with protesters squaring off against security forces as food shortages stoke anger and some opponents of President Rodrigo Paz call for his resignation.
Bolivia protests against President Paz widen with violent clashes, looting in La Paz
Violent protests demanding Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz to resign intensified in La Paz on Monday, with riot police clashing with demonstrators, government offices looted and mounting anger over a deepening economic crisis gripping the Andean nation.
Thousands of protesters demand president’s resignation in Bolivia’s La Paz
Antigovernment protests have escalated across Bolivia, with thousands of people demanding the resignation of centre-right President Rodrigo Paz as road blockades leave the administrative capital, La Paz, short of food, fuel and medicine. On Monday, farmers, miners, teachers, public sector workers and Indigenous.
Bolivia's capital under siege as protests deepen crisis for President Paz
Demonstrators run across a street during an anti-government protest in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, May 18, 2026. Freddy Barragan/AP hide caption LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months.
Bolivia’s capital under siege as protests and blockades deepen crisis
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months after he took office. Two weeks of road closures — spearheaded by the Bolivian Workers’ Central, COB, peasant unions and miners — have emptied markets in La Paz and.