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President Morales also secured passage of legislation convoking a special election for delegates to a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. The MAS performed well in those elections, capturing 137 of 255 seats. The assembly convened on August 6, 2006, and planned to complete its work by August 2007; however, the Congress extended its mandate to December 14, 2007. The assembly has made little progress to date, largely due to a political deadlock over the constituent assembly's voting rules. Although rules were ostensibly clarified in February 2007, the subject reemerged in August, after the legality of a vote to exclude the location of the capital was contested by the opposition. As of September 2007, the constituent assembly was in recess until October.
President Morales also secured passage of legislation convoking a special election for delegates to a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. The MAS performed well in those elections, capturing 137 of 255 seats. The assembly convened on August 6, 2006, and planned to complete its work by August 2007; however, the Congress extended its mandate to December 14, 2007. The assembly has made little progress to date, largely due to a political deadlock over the constituent assembly's voting rules. Although rules were ostensibly clarified in February 2007, the subject reemerged in August, after the legality of a vote to exclude the location of the capital was contested by the opposition. As of September 2007, the constituent assembly was in recess until October.
In 2019, Morales "won" the presidential election again, though his opponents and the Bolivian people refused to accept the results because of fraud.<ref>Machicao, Monica; Ramos, Daniel; Limchi, Sergio (November 10, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-election-democracy/bolivia-is-shattered-election-crisis-leaves-deeply-divided-nation-idUSKBN1XK0K0 'Bolivia is shattered': Election crisis leaves deeply divided nation]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 10, 2019.</ref> Amid massive anti-Morales protests, the military called on him to step down and members of the police joined the protestors.<ref>Multiple references:
*Ramos, Daniel; Machicao, Monica (November 10, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-election/bolivias-morales-teeters-as-allies-resign-in-election-backlash-idUSKBN1XK07T Bolivia's military calls on Morales to step down as election fallout widens]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
*Ramos, Daniel (November 9, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-election/bolivian-government-decries-coup-as-some-police-join-protests-idUSKBN1XJ0A2 Bolivia military says won't 'confront' the people as pressure on Morales builds]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
*Phillips, Morgan (November 10, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-join-protesters-abandon-their-posts-outside-bolivias-presidential-palace Police join protesters, abandon their posts outside Bolivia's presidential palace]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-election/bolivian-police-seen-joining-scattered-anti-morales-protests-idUSKBN1XI20M Bolivian police seen joining scattered anti-Morales protests]. ''Reuters''. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.</ref> On November 10, 2019, under heavy pressure and without support, Morales announced he would resign.
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