In his absence, U.S.-backed opposition senator Jeanine Áñez declared herself the interim president and promised to carry new elections inside of ninety days, as stipulated via the Bolivian constitution. Morales's supporters, who mainly come from the indigenous populace, decried this move being a right-wing coup d'etat and commenced protesting in large figures, demanding Morales's return. Opponents of Morales assert that the armed service and interim authorities are returning Bolivia to democracy, and several have known as for Morales's still left-wing financial and more social reforms to become undone. Demonstrations from each side of the divide proceed to roil the state, creating many deaths and various injuries. Refreshing polls would only be held a 12 months later on October 18, 2020, which noticed the victory of Morales's ally Luis Arce. Áñez was arrested Soon following Arce's victory, and was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in 2022 for her purpose in the 2019 coup. Western governments have condemned her arrest and imprisonment as an assault on democratic freedoms.