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Evo Morales, the long-standing socialist president of Bolivia, resigned on Sunday. The move came at the prompting of the head of the Bolivian armed forces in the wake of ongoing protests against Morales's controversial re-election three weeks ago. Commentators ask what lessons can be learned from his departure.

The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, visited Austria on Tuesday. According to the Austrian Office of the President one of the topics under discussion was "problematic issues to do with human rights". Commentators criticise that the EU states lack a clear stance vis-à-vis the autocratic leader but see an opportunity for improvements.

LNT, Latvia's oldest private television company, will be shut down on 1 December after more than 20 years of broadcasting. The media company All Media Baltics wants to replace the station with an entertainment channel aimed at female audiences. All of the journalists on the LNT news desk will be laid off. Not all commentators are critical.

Evo Morales, the long-standing socialist president of Bolivia, resigned on Sunday. His resignation came at the prompting of the head of the Bolivian armed forces in the wake of ongoing protests against his controversial re-election three weeks ago. While some commentators talk of a coup and suspect business and political interests are behind the move, others say Morales only has himself to blame.