Afghanistan, May 26 -- Rodrigo Paz said he will cut his salary and the salaries of cabinet ministers by 50 percent following weeks of anti-government protests across Bolivia.
Paz announced the measure in the city of Sucre, saying the pay reduction was part of his commitment to easing tensions and responding to public frustration over the country's worsening economic crisis.
The right-wing president, who took office only six months ago, is facing nationwide demonstrations that began over Bolivia's deepest economic downturn in four decades and have since evolved into broader demands for his resignation.
Road blockades and protests in La Paz have disrupted supplies of food, fuel and medicine, while clashes between police and protesters inte...