6月6日，南美玻利維亞總統(tǒng)卡洛斯梅薩希斯韋特宣布將向國會(huì)遞交辭呈，期望以此平息國內(nèi)數(shù)周以來一直持續(xù)持續(xù)的大規(guī)模反政府示威活動(dòng)。這已經(jīng)是梅薩總統(tǒng)今年第二次被迫提出離職。外電報(bào)道如下：Violent street protests choked off Bolivia's crippled capital on Tuesday, as the collapse1 of President Carlos Mesa's government failed to quell2 demands by the poor Indian majority for more power from the white elite3 that has ruled the country for decades.
Riot police firing arcing tear gas canisters sent thousands of demonstrators fleeing down the cobblestoned streets of La Paz's old colonial center.
Miners, who joined protesting Indians, farmers and laborers4, responded by blasting dynamite5 sticks that sent pigeons fluttering. Ambulances sped away with victims and a major public hospital said it receive 12 victims. Most were felled by tear gas and rubber bullets, but the hospital said one miner lost a hand in a dynamite explosion.
Rubber bullet表示橡皮子彈，是一種裝在短筒防暴槍里的硬橡膠子彈，軍事職員和執(zhí)法官員特別用它來控制人群。
據(jù)了解，今年3月，也是在類似的抗議示威活動(dòng)中，梅薩初次向國會(huì)請(qǐng)辭。但國會(huì)當(dāng)時(shí)給予了他重點(diǎn)的支持，要他繼續(xù)主持政府工作，管理這個(gè)被他一個(gè)人稱為很難統(tǒng)治的國家。現(xiàn)在還不了解玻國會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人會(huì)對(duì)梅薩的再度請(qǐng)辭做出什么反應(yīng)