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Evo's not much better but at least he doesn't claim to be both God and the son of God.

Vote for Jesus? 2009

While the final results are not in, it appears that, despite divine disapproval, Evo's new constitution will be going into effect as a clear majority (somewhere in the upper 50%s) approved it yesterday.

Evo 1, Jesus 0 2009

That's because the Pando department has, for many years, supported Evo's opposition group (…)

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But now, he's apparently in the race of his life against the Son of God! Well, actually, it's just that Jesus is opposed to Evo's proposed new constitution:

Vote for Jesus? 2009

As long as Evo's political decisions remain aligned with the will of Bolivia's social movements, the tensions between the two roles will remain dormant.

Nathaniel Loewentheil: President Once and Future: The Spirited Inauguration of Evo Morales 2010

But Thursday's investiture was a celebration of and for Evo's political base.

Nathaniel Loewentheil: President Once and Future: The Spirited Inauguration of Evo Morales 2010

The day was designed not only to celebrate Evo's victory but to demonstrate the right of his indigenous supporters to mark that celebration with their own customs.

Nathaniel Loewentheil: President Once and Future: The Spirited Inauguration of Evo Morales 2010

But Thursday's investiture was a celebration of and for Evo's political base.

President Once and Future: The Spirited Inauguration of Evo Morales 2010

The crowd was congregated to celebrate Evo's imminent inauguration as Bolivia's chief executive, a post he won for the second time this past December as part of a wider electoral victory by his party, Movimiento a Socialismo (MAS).

Nathaniel Loewentheil: President Once and Future: The Spirited Inauguration of Evo Morales 2010

Yet while the morning's narrative captured the imagination (at least of this partial observer), it also perfectly encapsulated the tensions latent in Evo's reign.

Nathaniel Loewentheil: President Once and Future: The Spirited Inauguration of Evo Morales 2010