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Evo Morales Ayma of the MAS (Movement Towards Socialism) party secured an unparalleled 54% percent result in the December 18th Bolivian presidential elections. Attracting world attention as the first indigenous president of Bolivia in 500 years. Morales heralded this opportunity as a new era for Bolivia’s impoverished indigenous majority.

On inauguration day, Morales announced “I wish to tell you, my Indian brothers, that the 500-year indigenous popular campaign of resistance has not been in vain.” Riding on a wave of anti U.S, anti neo-liberal sentiment, Morales campaign speeches touted wide-spread nationalization of hydrocarbons including the abundant gas reserves, decriminalization of Coca production and constructing a constituent assembly