A crucial meeting between protesters demanding nationalisation of Bolivia's natural gas and the new caretaker President Eduardo Rodriguez has failed to take place, a union leader said.
Former Supreme Court head Eduardo Rodriguez has been sworn in as Bolivia's new president, after Congress convened to accept Carlos Mesa's resignation, amid violen
Bolivian riot police in the capital La Paz have fired tear gas to repel dynamite-throwing protesters demanding nationalisation of the energy sector.
After the most significant uprising in 50 years which unseated their president, Bolivians will vote on Sunday in a referendum on the country's plans to export natural gas - the touchstone issue which led to the revolt.