|
6月6日，南美玻利維亞總統卡洛斯·梅薩·希斯韋特宣布將向國會遞交辭呈，希望以此平息國內數周以來一直持續不斷的大規模反政府示威活動。這已經是梅薩總統今年第二次被迫提出辭職。外電報道如下：Violent street protests choked off Bolivia's crippled capital on Tuesday, as the collapse of President Carlos Mesa's government failed to quell demands by the poor Indian majority for more power from the white elite that has ruled the country for decades.
Riot police firing arcing tear gas canisters sent thousands of demonstrators fleeing down the cobblestoned streets of La Paz's old colonial center.
Miners, who joined protesting Indians, farmers and laborers, responded by blasting dynamite sticks that sent pigeons fluttering. Ambulances sped away with victims and a major public hospital said it receive 12 victims. Most were felled by tear gas and rubber bullets, but the hospital said one miner lost a hand in a dynamite explosion.
Rubber bullet表示“橡皮子彈”，是一種裝在短筒防暴槍里的硬橡膠子彈，軍事人員和執法官員尤其用它來控制人群。
據悉，今年3月，也是在類似的抗議示威活動中，梅薩首次向國會請辭。但國會當時給予了他關鍵的支持，要他繼續主持政府工作，管理這個被他自己稱為“難以統治的”國家。目前還不清楚玻國會領導人會對梅薩的再度請辭做出什么反應。
（中國日報網站編）
|
