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Bolivia seems to be being torn apart between the forces of president Evo Morales and the conservative opposition. The national assembly had to move into a nearby army base to continue deliberations on changing the constitution and shifting the capital to Sucre from La Paz [Sucre is the constitutional capital, capital only in name; all governemnt buildings are in La Paz].
It is a conflict between the have-nots[indigenous people who are poor] and the haves, which includes the middle class and the propertied. Great natural riches have been discovered in the country in the last few years and the conflict is for proper sharing of the resources. The relatively prosperous east of the country wants Sucre to become the capital, while Morales’ supporters want La Paz[which is in the western part of Bolivia] to continue to be the centre of power. 
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Morales wants to follow Hugo Chavez’s model of making Bolivia into a socialist country, but the oppostion is coming from the middle class and those with wealth and property. 
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In fact Morales is being accused of not going far enough by the CONAMAQ, one of several large Bolivian indigenous federations made up of autonomous ayllus, or communities, of Quechua, Aymara and Guarani-speaking people. On the other side of the political spectrum are Santa Cruz-based far right elements who are owners of businesses and large ranches. They fiercely resist any further moves towards nationalisation. There are dark stories that they are hiring Colombian mercenaries to make sure this does not happen. 
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Morales has a tough task on hand. On the one side are the have-nots and poor who want more and on the other side are the rich and the relatively better-off, who want status quo. The indications are not good. If Morales goes ahead with his leftist agenda there is a real possiblity of a civil war.
