In February 2016, which one of the following countries has rejected th

In February 2016, which one of the following countries has rejected the plea of the incumbent President through a referendum to contest the election for the third term ?

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Brazil

Paraguay

Bolivia

Peru

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The correct answer is Bolivia. In February 2016, Bolivian President Evo Morales sought approval through a referendum to amend the constitution to allow him to run for a fourth term. The referendum was held on February 21, 2016, and the proposal was narrowly rejected by voters.

– The question pertains to a specific political event in February 2016 involving a referendum and an incumbent president seeking to contest an election for another term.
– The referendum in Bolivia in February 2016 was indeed related to President Evo Morales seeking to remove constitutional term limits to run for re-election.

– Although the question mentions “third term”, Evo Morales had already served since 2006 and this referendum aimed to allow him to contest the 2019 election, which would have been his fourth term according to his interpretation (or third based on prior constitutional changes). The crucial detail matching the question is the rejection via referendum in Feb 2016.
– The other options were not relevant to a referendum on presidential term limits in February 2016. Brazil was dealing with impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, Paraguay’s President Horacio Cartes later faced issues regarding re-election but not via a referendum in Feb 2016, and Peru’s President Ollanta Humala was nearing the end of his term without seeking a referendum for an extension.

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