Bolivian Wars: The yes awakens: Evo Morales party used Star Wars to promote his re-election

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[QUOTE]The ruling party Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) used characters from the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens in its propaganda for the "Yes", to the referendum in favor of President Evo Morales re-election in February 2016.

The video which lasts 2:07 minutes is embedded in Yes Bolivia Facebook page, promoting the amendment of the Constitution of the State (CPE) to enable the President Evo Morales to a new and possible re-election for the period 2020-2025. The propaganda called "Bolivian Wars: The yes awakens", published on December 21 and already has more than 26,478 views which shows to Gabriela Montaño (MAS), President Evo Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera as the "Light side of the Force". while in the "Dark side of the Force" is represented by former president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada as Darth Vader, former Minister Carlos Sánchez Berzaín is Kylo Ren, both are accused of genocide in the repression of a protest in 2003 and Samuel Doria Medina President of Frente de Unidad Nacional (UN).[/QUOTE]
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[video=youtube;CM6pyoaVpOs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM6pyoaVpOs[/video][/QUOTE]

Spanish source
[url]http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2015/12/24/ah-ok-el-partido-de-evo-morales-usa-star-wars-para-propaganda-a-la-reeleccion-video-perdonalos-george-lucas/[/url]
[url]http://www.la-razon.com/nacional/Si-Referedum-repostulacion-Evo_Morales-campana-video-Star_Wars_0_2404559575.html[/url]
[url]https://www.facebook.com/SiBoliviaOficial/?fref=ts[/url]

:what:

[JumpinJackFlash]

I'm wish they got the band Yes to do a song for his campaign to play over this whole thing.

Every time I read about anything related to this it seems like it's at the exact moment my playlist decides to actually switch to that band and it's a little freaky.

[T553412]

Only in (South) America, folks

[Sableye]

With north american elections turning into shitshows at least they have fun with it in south america