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| Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid fraud poll protests | |
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| Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned amid turmoil following his disputed re-election last month. | |
| On Sunday, international monitors called for the election result to be annulled, saying they found "clear manipulations" of the 20 October poll. | |
| Mr Morales agreed with the findings and announced his intention to call fresh elections - after overhauling the country's election body. | |
| But politicians - and the army and police chiefs - urged him to quit. | |
| In a televised address, Mr Morales said: "I resign my post as president." | |
| His Vice-President, Alvaro Garcia Linera, has also resigned. | |
| In its preliminary report, the Organization of American States (OAS), which monitored the elections, said it had found evidence of wide-scale data manipulation, and could not certify the result of the previous polls. | |
| Despite Mr Morales's initial response, pressure grew throughout Sunday, with several of his political allies resigning, some citing fears for the safety of their families. |