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Bolivians vote on Morales' fate Bolivians vote on Morales' fate
(about 11 hours later)
The people of Bolivia have started voting on whether they want President Evo Morales and eight regional governors to remain in office. Voting has ended in Bolivia, in a referendum to decide whether President Evo Morales and eight regional governors should remain in office.
The recall referendum was organised to consolidate the leaders in office amid growing divisions over the president's attempts to reform the constitution.The recall referendum was organised to consolidate the leaders in office amid growing divisions over the president's attempts to reform the constitution.
Mr Morales has criticised what he calls privileged groups who talk of separation and oppose change. Early unofficial results indicate Mr Morales has won enough votes to remain in power, as have five governors.
Protests increased in the run-up to the referendum. But whatever the outcome, Bolivia will remain divided, correspondents say.
Deep divisionsDeep divisions
The country has become increasingly divided between rich and poor, east and west over the president's plans to radically reorganise the way Bolivia is run. The country has become increasingly divided between rich and poor, east and west, over the president's plans to radically reorganise the way Bolivia is run, says the BBC's Daniel Schweimler in La Paz.
He wants to give poor and indigenous communities and women a greater voice, he wants to redistribute land in what is South America's poorest country. Mr Morales wants to give poor and indigenous communities and women a greater voice, and he wants to redistribute land in what is South America's poorest country, our correspondent adds.
But many in the gas and oil-rich east of the country oppose the president's proposals and have responded by calling for greater autonomy from central government.But many in the gas and oil-rich east of the country oppose the president's proposals and have responded by calling for greater autonomy from central government.
The dispute sometimes breaks out in violence and last week Evo Morales had to cancel two planned trips when angry protesters blocked regional airports. Mr Morales has criticised what he calls privileged groups who talk of separation and oppose change.
Opinion polls suggest that President Morales will remain in office but that two or three of the regional governors may be under threat. The dispute sometimes breaks out in violence, and protests increased in the run-up to the referendum.
However, analysts say the recall referendum, whatever the result, is unlikely to solve Bolivia's problems since its divisions are so deeply ingrained. Last week, Evo Morales had to cancel two planned trips when angry protesters blocked regional airports.