South China Morning Post
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Bolivian leader to slash own salary by 50% in gesture to protesters
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Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced a 50% salary cut to address anti-government protests, but demonstrators rejected the gesture and continued clashing with police, with trade unions escalating the movement.
Bolivian leader to slash own salary by 50% in gesture to protesters
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said on Monday he would slash his salary by 50 per cent to try to end weeks of anti-government protests.
But the announcement by the centre-right leader fell on deaf ears, with protesters calling for his resignation and clashing again with police in the Andean city of La Paz.
The US-backed Paz has made various gestures aimed at ending a popular revolt that has exploded just six months into his presidency.
The demonstrations have radicalised since trade unions began
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