For years, Bolivia has been ravaged by crushing shortages of petrol, cost of living increases, growing discontent and mass protests. Adding to the turmoil, President Luis Arce claimed to have put down an attempt to unseat him militarily. And then, in a highly unusual twist, coup leader and former top military commander, Juan Jose Zuniga claimed he was just following Arce's orders, and that the president had hoped for the coup to trigger a crackdown that would boost the president's popularity. President Luis Arce has denied any involvement and Zuniga was subsequently arrested. To gain a deeper perspective on this dramatic developing story unfolding in one of Latin America's poorest countries, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen is joined by La Paz Correspondent Madeleyne Alguila and Carl Meacham, CEO/President of Global Americans, a nonpartisan think tank.
