玻利维亚总统罗德里戈·帕斯在短短一周内遭遇了多项重创，其政治地位和执政能力面临严峻考验。1经济部长何塞·加布里埃尔·埃斯皮诺萨因以远低于市场价5000美元购买奥迪Q4车辆以及缺席国会听证会而被迫离职。1同时，帕斯的顾问费尔南多·塞里梅多因涉嫌谋杀罪被逮捕，指控与律师纳迪亚·贝勒遭枪击三次事件相关，贝勒称塞里梅多策划了这起袭击以压制她掌握的腐败证据。1检察官在塞里梅多处查获50多万玻利瓦诺现金以及未披露数额的美元和欧元。1
这一系列丑闻和人事变动暴露了帕斯政府权力的急速衰退。1作为上台九个月的新总统，帕斯已有15名部长中的9人离职。1当下他面临着国会的政治困境：中右翼国民团结党领导人因帕斯过度依赖总统令而与其分裂，1同时他还需要争取国会批准与国际货币基金组织的19亿美元协议，并需解锁世界银行的2亿美元贷款。1此外，柴油价格上调84%已引发农民不满，大规模罢工呼声随之而起。1
President Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia has endured a tumultuous week marked by a series of setbacks that have exposed the fragility of his grip on power.1 The president was forced to dismiss Economy Minister José Gabriel Espinosa following a scandal in which the minister purchased an Audi Q4 vehicle for approximately $5,000 below market value and subsequently failed to appear at a congressional hearing.1
The political turmoil has widened beyond the cabinet. An 84 percent increase in diesel prices has sparked widespread discontent among farmers and triggered calls for major strikes.1 Paz's government simultaneously faces urgent fiscal pressures, requiring congressional approval of a $1.9 billion International Monetary Fund agreement and efforts to unlock a $200 million World Bank loan.1 Adding to these complications, a key coalition partner—the center-right National Unity Party—has fractured with the government over Paz's reliance on presidential decrees.1
The crisis has deepened with the arrest of presidential advisor Fernando Serimedo on murder charges stemming from an incident in which lawyer Nadia Beller, identified as Serimedo's former partner, was shot three times.1 Beller has alleged that Serimedo orchestrated the attack to silence her testimony regarding evidence of corruption.1 During the investigation, prosecutors seized over 500,000 bolivianos, equivalent to approximately $44,000, along with undisclosed amounts of U.S. dollars and euros.1 The erosion of Paz's administration is further reflected in his nine-month tenure, during which nine of fifteen cabinet ministers have departed.1
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