President Morales initiated his hunger strike Thursday in the Government House . Opposition - controlled parliament yet to pass law setting a date for vote . General election expected to give him another five - year term . 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 . He is the South American nation 's first indigenous president .
President Morales initiated his hunger strike Thursday in the Government House . Opposition - controlled parliament yet to pass law setting a date for vote . General election expected to give him another five - year term . He is the South American nation 's first indigenous president .