Rural teachers attend a meeting on a blockade point demanding quick presidential elections, postponed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, in El Alto, on the outskirts of La Paz, August 13, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's caretaker government on Thursday enacted a law that mandates a delayed presidential election will be held on Oct. 18 as scheduled, despite opposition calls for it to be moved earlier.
The law would impose criminal penalties on any effort to change the date.
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