Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has accepted an offer of political asylum in Mexico a day after resigning as president of Bolivia amid election fraud protests.
He tweeted late on Monday night that he was leaving Bolivia for Mexico, where he said it hurt to be leaving but that he would return with more “strength and energy”.
Mr Morales leaves a country struggling to fill a power vacuum after his resignation.
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Mexico’s foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed that Morales was travelling to Mexico, sharing a photo of the former leader in what was a Mexican Air Force plane.
Meanwhile, Bolivia’s military commander ordered troops to back up police who have clashed with Morales supporters.
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