Morales offers autonomy hope for eastern states

Bolivian President Evo Morales has offered to include eastern provinces’ autonomy demands in his proposed new constitution, raising hopes for a solution to Bolivia’s bloody political crisis.

But the left-wing leader and his adversaries in the conservative lowlands have been battling over greater local self-rule since Mr Morales took office in 2006 and it is far from clear whether the president’s offer will lead to an agreement.