( CNN ) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday pledged to continue his hunger strike until Monday , when Congress -- including the opposition-led Senate -- is set to reconvene . Evo Morales on hunger strike at the presidential palace in Bolivia 's capital , La Paz . Morales ' speech , televised by a state-run station , was his first formal address to the nation since starting the strike Thursday in the government palace . More than three days into the strike , Morales appeared healthy during his address . The president wants the opposition-led Senate to set a date for general elections that are expected to give him another five-year term . Morales on Friday called on opposition members -- who walked out of the Congress in mid-session late Thursday -- to pass the election law , the government-run Bolivian Information Agency said . The nation 's first indigenous president reportedly carried out an 18-day hunger strike in 2002 , when he was expelled from Congress .
Evo Morales initiated his hunger strike five-year in the Government Palace . Opposition-controlled Senate yet to pass law setting December date for vote . General election expected to give him another December term . Evo Morales is the South American nation 's first indigenous president .