Bolivian president ends hunger strike after Congress approving law

Source: Xinhua | 04-15-2009 09:18

LA PAZ, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales ended a five-day hunger strike on Tuesday, after Bolivia's Congress approving a law earlier in the day.

Bolivian President Evo Morales sits during a hunger  strike at the presidential palace in La Paz April 13,  2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

The new law will allow Bolivia's first indigenous president to be a presidential candidate in general elections due Dec. 6.

Morales began his fast on Thursday, after opposition deputies walked out of the nation's Congress, protesting a measure to give 14 seats to minority indigenous groups and bringing the debate to a halt.

Editor:Zhang Yun