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Bolivian leader's move to slash own salary fails to appease protesters in La Paz
Bolivian leader's move to slash own salary fails to appease protesters in La Paz
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said Monday he would slash his salary and those of cabinet ministers by 50 percent in an attempt to end weeks of anti-government protests. But the announcement by the centre-right leader fell on deaf ears, with protesters refusing to end their blockade of La Paz and clashing again with police.
Bolivian leader to slash own salary by 50% in gesture to protesters
Bolivian leader to slash own salary by 50% in gesture to protesters
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said on Monday he would slash his salary by 50 per cent to try to end weeks of anti-government protests.
But the announcement by the centre-right leader fell on deaf ears, with protesters calling for his resignation and clashing again with police in the Andean city of La Paz.
The US-backed Paz has made various gestures aimed at ending a popular revolt that has exploded just six months into his presidency.
The demonstrations have radicalised since trade unions began...
Bolivian president slashes salary by 50% to calm protests
Bolivian president slashes salary by 50% to calm protests
In another bid to quell the protests that have effectively blockaded the Bolivian capital, President Rodrigo Paz announced that he and his ministers would reduce their salaries by half on May 25. The demonstrations which have seen protestors clash with police are over the high cost of living in the country and the austerity measures put in place by the Paz government that tipped Bolivia's economy into the worst crisis in 40 years.
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2×Protesters clashed with police in La Paz.
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france24“the demonstrations which have seen protestors clash with police”
scmp“protesters calling for his resignation and clashing again with police in the Andean city of La Paz.”
Single-source · 5 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced that he and his ministers would reduce their salaries by half on May 25.
france24
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said he would slash his salary by 50 per cent to try to end weeks of anti-government protests.
scmp
The demonstrations are over the high cost of living in Bolivia and the austerity measures put in place by the Paz government that tipped Bolivia's economy into the worst crisis in 40 years.
france24
Protesters called for the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz.
scmp
The Paz government has made various gestures aimed at ending a popular revolt that has exploded six months into his presidency.
scmp
Framing · 6 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
france24
“to calm protests”
→ to reduce protests
france24
“effectively blockaded the Bolivian capital”
→ blockaded the Bolivian capital
france24
“tipped Bolivia's economy into the worst crisis in 40 years”
→ caused Bolivia's economy to enter its worst crisis in 40 years
scmp
“fell on deaf ears”
→ was not accepted by protesters
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“US-backed Paz”
→ Paz, supported by the United States
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“radicalised since trade unions began”
→ became more extreme since trade unions became involved