It's been two years since Evo Morales took over as president of Bolivia. He's had a bumpy ride - I've written a piece for Comment is free looking at his successes and failures:
Evo's significance as Bolivia's first indigenous president can't be overstated. He's brought countless marginalised Bolivians back into the political process, giving them a voice they'd been denied by previous governments. But so far he's governed with the same take-no-prisoners attitude that propelled him up the ranks of the cocaleros, Bolivia's mostly-indigenous coca growers.That made sense when he was leading beleaguered farmers in a struggle to defend their livelihood. But Morales is now leader not of a trade union but of a bitterly divided nation, and he needs to find ways to bring everyone - even his opponents - back into the fold. In the past two years, Evo has shown that he can fight for the poor. Now he needs to prove that he can deliver socialism without sacrificing peace, stability or democracy.
Read more here.
