Bolivia accuses Spanish right of aiding attempted coup

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has accused Spain’s main centre-right political party of financing an attempted coup in the Latin American country in 2008.The socialist leader made the comments about the People’s Party (PP) during a visit to Madrid for the EU-Latin American and Caribbean summit.

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“According to a report quoted by different media, the PP through a foundation financed not only the coup d'etat but separatists in Bolivia,” he told Spanish national radio.

“This is the subject of an inquiry. It is not in the hands of journalists or executive power... but in the hands of the law.”

Spanish PP secretary general Maria Dolores rejected the claims, saying they were “an example of the international allies the Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Rodrigo Zapatero has, and who come to Europe to insult the Spanish.”

According to the latest opinion polls, the opposition PP is currently the most popular party in Spain.