Lidia Patty Mullisaca (born 7 June 1969) is a Bolivian politician and trade unionist. A member of the Movement for Socialism, Patty represented La Paz in the Chamber of Deputies, first as a substitute alongside Manuel Canelas [es] from 2015 to 2018 and later as a voting member until 2020. She later served as consul of Bolivia to Puno, Peru, in June 2023 and has been vice consul of Bolivia in La Plata, Argentina, since September 2023.

Lidia Patty
Full-body shot of Lidia Patty adorned in Kallawaya traditional regalia.
Official portrait, 2016
Consul of Bolivia to Puno
In office
1 June 2023 – 13 June 2023
PresidentLuis Arce
Preceded byFelipa Huanca [es]
Succeeded byTBD
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
from La Paz
In office
1 February 2018 – 3 November 2020
Preceded byManuel Canelas [es]
Succeeded byFreddy López
ConstituencyParty list
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
from La Paz
In office
23 January 2015 – 1 February 2018
DeputyManuel Canelas
Preceded byMaría Alanoca
Succeeded byVirginia Alanoca
ConstituencyParty list
Personal details
Born
Lidia Patty Mullisaca

(1969-06-07) 7 June 1969 (age 55)
Charazani, La Paz, Bolivia
Political partyMovement for Socialism
Occupation
  • Politician
  • trade unionist
SignatureCursive signature in ink

An ethnic Kallawaya from Charazani in the Bautista Saavedra Province, Patty worked in domestic service before being employed as a rural schoolteacher. Starting from the mid-1990s, she became active in political activism and joined the Bartolina Sisa Confederation, serving as the organization's provincial executive and later departmental secretary. Around this time, she joined the nascent Movement for Socialism, with which she entered electoral politics in 1999. She won her first race for a seat on the Charazani Municipal Council in 2004 and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2014.

Having kept a low profile while in office, Patty gained national notoriety following the conclusion of her term. She was the principal complainant in the Coup d'état Case, which resulted in the criminal prosecution of former president Jeanine Áñez and many other military and political actors in the country's 2019 crisis. A polemic figure for her frequent denunciations of both opposition and some ruling party officials alike, Patty launched an unsuccessful bid to become ombudsman of Bolivia in 2022.

After briefly being considered for the post of ambassador to Paraguay, Patty was designated consul to Puno, Peru, in 2023. Amid deteriorating relations between both countries, the Peruvian government requested the annulment of her appointment, and the Bolivian Foreign Ministry withdrew her from the country shortly thereafter.

Early life and political career

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Early life and education

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Lidia Patty was born on 7 June 1969[1] in the Charazani Municipality, capital district of La Paz's Bautista Saavedra Province.[2] The region, situated in the Bolivian Yungas, is home to the Kallawaya, an indigenous ethnic group of which Patty is part.[1][3] As with many Kallawaya, Patty is a practitioner of traditional medicine, a product of her people's historic dedication to folk healing.[3][4]

Patty completed portions of her primary schooling in Charazani before moving to La Paz at age 19. She spent some time employed in domestic service before receiving the support of a social aid institute to return home and complete her education. After a few years of study, during which time she was also taught to read and write Quechua, Patty graduated with a pre-university trade degree.[2] She applied that knowledge to education as a schoolteacher in the employment of SEDEGES, a local government agency.[5]

Career and trade unionism

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In 1994, Patty joined the Bartolina Sisa Confederation,[6] the national indigenous peasant women's union,[7] serving as its provincial executive until 1999.[2] Around this time, she also began making inroads into politics. Although originally a partisan of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), Patty quickly grew disenfranchised with the party and resigned from its ranks within a few weeks or months of registering. "I did not agree with their ideology," she explained, "the MIR used us indigenous people; I did not want to be used." Instead, Patty turned to a less established front: the nascent Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP). According to one indigenous authority from the Saavedra Province, once the MAS established a presence in Charazani, Patty became a member "overnight".[8]

In 1999, with the campaign underway for that year's municipal elections, Patty was nominated to seek a seat on the Charazani Municipal Council. She topped the MAS's electoral list in the district but failed to attain the position. Undeterred, she again contested the race in 2004 and was elected as a substitute councillor.[2] Throughout her tenure, Patty stood out as a polemic figure, even netting herself a year-long suspension for "bad behavior" at one point, although she alleges that it was really retribution for her denunciations of economic mismanagement. Patty later challenged the suspension in court and won, forcing the municipality to pay her financial compensation.[8]

Chamber of Deputies

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Election

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Following the conclusion of her term on the municipal council, Patty remained active in party politics and union organizing, rising to become departmental secretary of the Bartolina Sisa Confederation.[1] In 2014, the MAS nominated her to accompany Manuel Canelas [es] as his running mate on the party's electoral list. She agreed and was elected to represent the La Paz Department in the Chamber of Deputies.[9] In doing so, Patty became the first Kallawaya woman ever to hold a seat in parliament—elected alongside José Mendoza,[10][11] together becoming the second and third Kallawaya parliamentarians, after Walter Álvarez.[12]

Tenure

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Sworn in at the beginning of 2015,[13] Patty spent the first three years of her term fulfilling the relatively low-profile role of a substitute deputy. That was until early 2018, when Canelas resigned from the legislature to join the executive branch as vice minister of planning and coordination.[14] In his stead, Patty was sworn in as a primary deputy, with all the added legislative powers the role entailed.[15] After taking office, Patty's public presence did not significantly increase, and she mostly focused her efforts on small-scale projects, such as those promoting Kallawaya culture and medicinal practices.[16]

Following the 2019 political crisis, Patty gained increased notoriety as a staunch critic of interim president Jeanine Áñez, whom she considered partially responsible for the ouster of then-president Evo Morales.[17] Throughout the transition process, Patty issued frequent denunciations against the president and her cabinet, criticizing everything from the government's decision to close down schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic to alleged acts of political corruption.[18][19] To combat the latter, Patty presented the so-called "Rooting Law", a bill that would prevent government authorities from traveling abroad for a period of six months after leaving office.[20] The legislation was passed into law in September 2020, despite concerns from human rights observers that it violated certain standards, such as the presumption of innocence and freedom of movement.[21]

 
Official portrait, 2017

Patty was not nominated for reelection in the 2019 general election.[22] Following the annulment of those results, her and other parliamentarians' terms of office were extended until new elections could be held;[23] however, she was not among the select few incumbent MAS legislators included on its slate of candidates that cycle either.[24]

Commission assignments

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  • Constitution, Legislation, and Electoral System Commission
    • Constitutional Development and Legislation Committee (20162018)[25][26]
    • Democracy and Electoral System Committee (20152016)[27]
  • Human Rights Commission
    • Gender Rights Committee (20182019)[28]
  • Social Policy Commission
    • Housing and Public Services Committee (20192020)[29]

Post-parliamentary career

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Coup d'état Case

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Shortly after the conclusion of her parliamentary term, Patty ramped up her efforts to prosecute those she considered culpable for promoting a "coup d'état" against Morales and his government. Less than a month after leaving office, Patty filed a formal complaint with the Prosecutor's Office against a number of individuals for the crimes of conspiracy, sedition, and terrorism. "These gentlemen have to be tried; they have violated our Constitution," she stated.[30][31] Although the process—dubbed the Coup d'état Case—was initially only intended to try prominent military and police personnel for their role in the 2019 crisis, it later became the catalyst for the prosecution and eventual detention of Áñez and a number of her former ministers.[32][33] The process, which netted Áñez a ten-year prison sentence, remains ongoing.[34] Patty continued to call for the prosecution and arrest of other opposition figures, such as Luis Fernando Camacho and former president Carlos Mesa; even some ruling party officials, including Adriana Salvatierra and her own ex-colleague, Manuel Canelas, whom she considered traitors for having negotiated with the opposition.[35][36][37]

Ombudsman election

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Patty registers her application for the post of ombudsman, 31 March 2022.

Having gained national notoriety for her role in the prosecution of Áñez, Patty announced her intention to launch a bid to become the country's human rights ombudsman. Although the selection process was under the purview of the MAS-majority Legislative Assembly, Patty's active membership within the party hampered her ability to attain the position, as all applicants were required to have been politically independent for at least the past eight years.[38] Patty submitted her application anyway, justifying that the MAS was not a party but a "political instrument ... made up of the Bolivian people."[39] She argued: "if they disqualify me, it will be discrimination because the Constitution comes before the regulations."[40] Patty formally delivered her documentation on the penultimate day of registration, announcing to her supporters her readiness "to enforce the Constitution, enforce the agreements, the laws, the norms that we have ... [I] want to work closely with the people, hand in hand."[39] Ultimately, Patty's candidacy was disqualified, partially on account of her political partisanship, but officially due to her failure to sign her curriculum vitae.[41]

Diplomatic service

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In December 2022, the Senate began considering Patty as a possible contender for a diplomatic role.[42] Specifically, she was nominated to become ambassador to Paraguay, a decision that drew mixed reactions, given her lack of diplomatic experience. For opposition senator Centa Rek, the nomination demonstrated "that positions in embassies are used to fill a quota from some wing of the MAS ... it would be a degradation of diplomatic service. She has no career or accreditation; what role can she have in the foreign service?"[43] For her part, Patty justified that assuming an ambassadorship did not require diplomatic experience. "I have my indigenous, native, peasant diplomacy," she stated, "aboriginal indigenous people also live in Paraguay." "You don't need people that prepare because you learn everything along the way," she added.[44]

By early 2023, Patty's nomination had begun to stall in parliament, a fact she attributed to "discrimination" on the part of opposition legislators, for which she announced her intent to take legal action—a move that, in turn, caused some MAS legislators to sour on her designation.[45][46] Ultimately, the nomination was dropped, and Patty was instead appointed in May to serve as consul in Puno, Peru.[47] That designation quickly proved controversial with the Peruvian government, given Patty's close relations with Morales,[48] whose operations in southern Peru—one of the then-epicenters of anti-government protests—had strained relations and caused the former president to be barred from entering the country.[49][50] On 12 June, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry formally requested that the Bolivian government annul Patty's appointment, stating that, in allowing her to exercise diplomatic functions without receiving the necessary exequatur permitting her presence,[α] the country was in violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.[53] The Bolivian Foreign Ministry expressed its disagreement with the Peruvian government's determination, but nonetheless recalled Patty to La Paz the following day.[55] She tendered her resignation shortly thereafter,[56] and was reassigned as vice consul in La Plata, Argentina, in September 2023.[57]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Lidia Patty
Year Office Party Votes Result Ref.
Total % P.
1999 Councillor Movement for Socialism 102 6.81% 6th Lost [58][β]
2004 Substitute councillor Movement for Socialism 469 20.67% 3rd Won [59][β]
2014 Substitute deputy Movement for Socialism 1,006,433 68.92% 1st Won [60][β]
2022 Ombudsman Movement for Socialism Disqualified Lost [61]
Source: Plurinational Electoral Organ | Electoral Atlas

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Patty entered as a registered member of the Bolivian diplomatic corps on 24 May.[51][52] Her designation as consul was communicated to the Peruvian Foreign Ministry on 29 May; she entered the country through Desagüadero on 31 May and began exercising diplomatic functions upon arriving in Puno on 1 June. However, an official letter of credence was not sent until 6 June and did not arrive until 8 June—by this point, the Bolivian Embassy had already been informed on 6 June that Patty's designation had not been accepted.[53][54]
  2. ^ a b c Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c Coordinadora de la Mujer (2020). "Mujeres en el parlamento, el agridulce sabor de la primera experiencia: Desafíos de la participación política de las mujeres desde las vivencias de 7 legisladoras" [Women in Parliament, the Bittersweet Flavor of the First Experience: Challenges of the Political Participation of Women from the Experiences of 7 Legislators] (PDF) (in Spanish). La Paz. pp. 13–14. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d "¿Quién es Lidia Patty, la maestra y principal denunciante del Caso Golpe de Estado?" [Who Is Lidia Patty, the Teacher and Main Complainant of the Coup d'état Case?]. Urgente.bo (in Spanish). La Paz. 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Krippner, Stanley; Glenney, Earl Scott (1997). "The Kallawaya Healers of the Andes". The Humanistic Psychologist. 25 (2): 212–229. doi:10.1080/08873267.1997.9986882.
  4. ^ "Patty: No me hice vacunar porque confío en las plantas medicinales" [Patty: I Didn't Get Vaccinated Because I Trust Medicinal Plants]. Urgente.bo (in Spanish). La Paz. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ "La exdiputada Lidia Patty se inscribe como postulante a la Defensoría del Pueblo" [Former Deputy Lidia Patty Registers as a Candidate for the Ombudsman's Office]. El País (in Spanish). Tarija. Agencia Boliviana de Información. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Mendoza, Karem (12 December 2022). "Lidia Patty reconoce que no tiene carrera diplomática, pero se siente capaz de asumir como embajadora" [Lidia Patty Acknowledges That She Does Not Have a Diplomatic Career, but Feels Capable of Taking Over As Ambassador]. El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. ^ Melo, Yenny (13 June 2023). "¿Quién es Lidia Patty Mullisaca, la cónsul de Bolivia designada en Puno y su cercana relación con Evo Morales?" [Who Is Lidia Patty Mullisaca, the Designated Bolivian Consul in Puno, and What Is Her Close Relationship with Evo Morales?]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Lidia Patty reconoce que fue del MIR, pero renunció porque no estaba de acuerdo con esa ideología" [Lidia Patty Admits That She Was a Member of the MIR but Resigned Because She Did Not Agree with That Ideology] (in Spanish). La Paz. ERBOL. 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  9. ^ Chuquimia, Marco Antonio (8 July 2022). "Patty le dice a Montaño que 'ya no será sumisa' y advierte que puede revelar muchas cosas" [Patty Tells Montaño That "She Will No Longer Be Submissive" and Warns That She Can Reveal Many Things]. El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  10. ^ "José Mendoza Barrera". vicepresidencia.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Vice Presidency. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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  14. ^ Cuiza, Paulo (1 February 2018). "Manuel Canelas jura como Viceministro de Planificación y Coordinación" [Manuel Canelas Is Sworn In as Vice Minister of Planning and Coordination]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  15. ^ Chamber of Deputies [@Diputados_Bol] (1 February 2018). "La Cámara de Diputados aprueba las credenciales de Lidia Patty Mullisaca como diputada titular por el departamento de La Paz" [The Chamber of Deputies Approves the Credentials of Lidia Patty Mullisaca as Primary Deputy for the Department of La Paz] (Tweet) (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "La nación Kallawaya realizará su primer Congreso para revalorizar la medicina tradicional" [The Kallawaya Nation Will Hold Its First Congress to Revalue Traditional Medicine]. diputados.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Deputies. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Lidia Patty asegura que Jeanine Áñez fue impulsora para la renuncia de Evo en 2019" [Lidia Patty Assures That Jeanine Áñez Was the Driving Force Behind Evo's Resignation in 2019]. Radio Compañera (in Spanish). La Paz. 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  18. ^ Burgos, Christian (20 May 2020). "Diputados piden interpelación a Navajas por respiradores y Fernández por propaganda" [Deputies Request the Interpellation of Navajas for Respirators and Fernández for Propaganda]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Diputada Patty presentará una ley para reanudar las clases y advierte con otra demanda" [Deputy Patty to Present Law to Resume Classes and Warns of Another Lawsuit]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  20. ^ Luna, Peter (6 July 2020). Written at La Paz. "Diputada del MAS presenta proyecto de ley de arraigo para autoridades nacionales" [MAS Deputy Presents a "Rooting" Bill for National Authorities]. Opinión (in Spanish). Cochabamba. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  21. ^ Gómez, Miguel (11 September 2020). "El Gobierno remite al TCP la ley de 'arraigo' para altas autoridades salientes" [Government Refers "Rooting" Law for Outgoing High Authorities to the TCP]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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  23. ^ "Bolivia: Áñez promulga ley de ampliación a su mandato" [Bolivia: Áñez Enacts a Law to Extend Her Mandate]. The San Diego Union-Tribune (in Spanish). La Paz. Associated Press. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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  25. ^ Chamber of Deputies [@Diputados_Bol] (27 January 2016). "La Cámara de Diputados conformó sus 12 Comisiones y 37 Comités: Gestión Legislativa 2016–2017" (Tweet) (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Chamber of Deputies [@Diputados_Bol] (31 January 2017). "La Cámara de Diputados conformó sus 12 Comisiones y 37 Comités: Gestión Legislativa 2017–2018" (Tweet) (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "La Cámara de Diputados conformó sus 12 Comisiones y 37 Comités: Gestión Legislativa 2015–2016". diputados.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Deputies. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  28. ^ "La Cámara de Diputados conformó sus 12 Comisiones y 37 Comités: Gestión Legislativa 2018–2019". diputados.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Deputies. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  29. ^ "La Cámara de Diputados conformó sus 12 Comisiones y 37 Comités: Gestión Legislativa 2019–2020". diptuados.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Deputies. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  30. ^ Corz, Carlos; Guzmán, Roberto (30 November 2020). "Exdiputada del MAS denuncia a Camacho, a su padre y a exjefes militares y policiales por terrorismo" [Former MAS Deputy Denounces Camacho, His Father, and Former Military and Police Chiefs for Terrorism]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  31. ^ Corz, Carlos (4 December 2020). "La Fiscalía admite la denuncia contra Camacho y exjefes de las FFAA y la Policía" [Prosecutor's Office Admits Complaint Against Camacho and Former Chiefs of the Armed Forces and the Police]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  32. ^ "Bolivia ex-president Áñez arrested in crackdown on opposition" [Bolivia Ex-president Áñez Arrested in Crackdown on Opposition]. France24 (in Spanish). Paris. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  33. ^ Molina, Fernando (13 March 2021). Written at La Paz. "El arresto de la expresidenta Jeanine Áñez conmociona a la oposición boliviana" [Arrest of Former President Jeanine Áñez Shocks Bolivian Opposition]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. ISSN 1134-6582. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  34. ^ "Lidia Patty que metió presa a Áñez se enfrenta con ex gabinete de Evo" [Lidia Patty, Who Put Áñez in Prison, Confronts Evo's Former Cabinet]. Agencia Uruguaya de Noticias (in Spanish). Montevideo. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  35. ^ "Patty pide detención de Mesa e investigación contra exministros de Evo por caso 'golpe'" [Patty Demands the Arrest of Mesa and Investigation Against Former Evo Ministers for the "Coup" Case] (in Spanish). La Paz. Agencia de Noticias Fides. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  36. ^ "Lidia Patty dice que pidió la detención de Camacho como 'regalo de Navidad'" [Lidia Patty Says She Asked for Camacho's Arrest as a "Christmas Present"]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. ERBOL. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  37. ^ "Patty deja en manos de la Fiscalía la decisión de procesar a Salvatierra y Rivero" [Patty Leaves Decision to Prosecute Salvatierra and Rivero in the Hands of the Prosecutor's Office]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  38. ^ "Pese a ser militante del MAS, Patty confirma su postulación a defensora del Pueblo" [Despite Being a Partisan of the MAS, Patty Confirms Her Candidacy for Ombudsman]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  39. ^ a b "Con ceremonia y marcha, Patty se postula a defensora del Pueblo" [With Ceremony and March, Patty Runs for Ombudsman]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  40. ^ Ruilowa, Eduardo (25 March 2022). "'Si me descalifican será discriminación': Lidia Patty ratifica su postulación a Defensora del Pueblo" ["If They Disqualify Me, It Will Be Discrimination": Lidia Patty Ratifies Her Campaign for Ombudsman]. El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  41. ^ "Defensor: La exdiputada Lidia Patty y el activista Manuel Morales fueron inhabilitados" [Ombudsman: Former Deputy Lidia Patty and Activist Manuel Morales Were Disqualified]. Correo del Sur (in Spanish). Sucre. ERBOL. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  42. ^ "Designación de embajadores en manos de una comisión" [Appointment of Ambassadors in the Hands of Commission]. El Diario (in Spanish). La Paz. 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  43. ^ Tedesqui Vargas, Luis Marcelo (1 December 2022). "Senado tramita designación de Lidia Patty como embajadora en Paraguay" [Senate Reviews Appointment of Lidia Patty as Ambassador to Paraguay]. El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  44. ^ "Lidia Patty afirma tener capacidad para ser embajadora ya que su 'diplomacia es indígena'" [Lidia Patty Affirms That She Has the Capacity to Be an Ambassador Since Her "Diplomacy Is Indigenous"]. Red UNO (in Spanish). La Paz. 2 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  45. ^ "Patty dice que tienen miedo a su capacidad y anuncia proceso por discriminación si no es designada embajadora" [Patty Accuses Opposition Legislators of Being Afraid of Her Ability and Announces Legal Action for Discrimination If She Is Not Appointed Ambassador]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  46. ^ "MAS ve 'desesperación' de Patty por cargo diplomático: 'No por salir airosa [en Caso Golpe] recibirá rédito'" [MAS Sees Patty's "Desperation" for a Diplomatic Position: "She Will Not Receive Revenue Just for Being Successful (In the Coup Case)"]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  47. ^ "Lidia Patty confirma que es cónsul en Perú y agradece al presidente Arce por la designación" [Lidia Patty Confirms That She Is Consul in Peru and Thanks President Arce for the Appointment] (in Spanish). La Paz. ERBOL. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  48. ^ "Perú solicitó a Bolivia que deje sin efecto nombramiento de su cónsul en Puno, informa canciller" [Peru Asked Bolivia to Annul the Appointment of Its Consul in Puno, Reports Foreign Minister]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Lima. 12 June 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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