In his absence, U.S.-backed opposition senator Jeanine Áñez declared herself the interim president and promised to hold new elections in 90 days, as stipulated by the Bolivian Structure. Morales's supporters, who mainly come from the indigenous inhabitants, decried this transfer for a correct-wing coup d'etat and started protesting in big quantities, demanding Morales's return. Opponents of Morales claim the military and interim federal government are returning Bolivia to democracy, and many have referred to as for Morales's remaining-wing economic and social reforms to get undone. Demonstrations from either side from the divide continue on to roil the country, leading to quite a few deaths and numerous injuries. Contemporary polls would only be held a year afterward Oct eighteen, 2020, which observed the victory of Morales's ally Luis Arce. Áñez was arrested shortly soon after Arce's victory, and was sentenced to a decade' imprisonment in 2022 for her role inside the 2019 coup. Western governments have here condemned her arrest and imprisonment being an assault on democratic freedoms.