Constitutional court endorses Anez as Bolivia’s interim president

La Paz (AFP) – Bolivia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday endorsed Jeanine Anez as the country’s interim president, filling a power vacuum left by the resignation of Evo Morales.

A statement from the court endorsed the 52-year-old Anez, after a Congress session called to confirm her failed to reach a quorum.

The court, citing a 2001 constitutional declaration, said “the functioning of the executive should not be suspended” so that the next-in-line of succession assumes the presidency “ipso-facto”.