Bolivian President Offers to Resign
With Bolivia paralyzed by protests, President Carlos Mesa announced his resignation on Monday night in a nationally televised address. Explaining that road blockades and marches had made Bolivia ungovernable, he said, “My responsibility is to say this is as far as I can go.” Bolivian President Carlos Mesa is greeted by supporters in La Paz after resigning his post on Monday. “For that reason, it is my decision to present my resignation as president of the republic,” he said in the speech, which was carried live by CNN en Español. Full Story